Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of K. N. Somashekar Vs Union of India & Others dated 05/10/2017 regarding Yettinahole Phase-I project, Hassan District, Karnataka. NGT rejects the appeal seeking an order to restrain the construction of Yettinahole drinking water project.
BENGALURU: Successive droughts and depletion of groundwater table in Karnataka has destroyed a whopping 2.28 crore arecanut and coconut trees. "The state has witnessed low rainfall this year too and farmers are finding it difficult to source water even after drilling borewells up to 1,200 feet, the situation is getting …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) could not take up petitions on the controversial Yettinahole drinking water project due to time constraints on Thursday. The tribunal, headed by Justice Swatanter Kumar, has posted the matter to July 24 for final hearing. Three petitions are pending before the tribunal against the project …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Janajagrithi Samithi Vs Union of India & Others dated 03/03/2017 regarding construction of transmission lines from Udupi to Hassan. According to the appellant, the construction work had started even before forest clearance was obtained under Section 2 of the …
Fire at Kenchanakumari reserve forest in Sakleshpur taluk, Hassan district, on Vegetation on hundreds of acres of forest was gutted in a wildfire that broke out at Kenchanakumari reserve forest, in Western Ghats, Sakleshpur taluk, Hassan district, on Tuesday. As the region is a dense forest, fire tending vehicles cannot …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of C. Yattiraju & Others Vs. State of Karnataka & Others dated 18/06/2016 regarding indiscriminate felling of trees in Hassan District, State of Karnataka.
Members of Raitha Sangha and other organisations staged a protest in Hassan, demanding a ban on illegal quarrying at Dadadahalli and Bettadahalli in Shravanabelagola hobli, Channarayapatna taluk on Monday. Farmers, labourers and office-bearers of various organisations took out a rally from the Hemavathy statue in the city, up to the …
The project aims to cater to the requirements of over 7.55 million people in drought-prone Kolar, Chickballapur, Ramanagaram, Tumakuru, Bengaluru Rural and Hassan districts. The state-level green panel has given nod for diversion of 13.93 hectares of forest land in Hassan district, Karnataka, for implementation of Yettinahole Integrated Drinking Water …
A team of officials attached to the Union Ministry of Environment and Forest, Regional Office, Bengaluru, visited Hassan and Sakleshpur to inspect the works on the proposed Yettinahole project, on Monday. During a meeting with locals in Aranya Bhavan, in Hassan, environmentalists expressed their opposition to the project. Environmentalists asked …
BENGALURU: Hassan Thermal Power Private Limited has moved the Karnataka high court seeking a direction to the state government alleging inordinate delay in signing the agreement with it in relation to the proposed 660MW coal based thermal power plant at Hassan. While wondering as to why the state government is …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of M/s. A. Purushottam Chitrapur, Vs. Union of India & Others dated 07/09/2015 regarding projects in the Netravathi basin across river Netravathi and its tributaries / streams in Dakshina Kannada and Hassan Districts in Karnataka.
Mild tremors in and around the Western Ghats is due to the unscientific schemes being implemented by the government in the name of development, fear people of the region. In the backdrop of this, residents are gearing up to oppose all the projects being taken up in the Western Ghats. …
Work in progress on the Yettinahole project in Sakleshpur taluk, Hassan district. The State government has quietly started work on the Yettinahole project in the pristine Western Ghats in Sakleshpur taluk of Hassan district, much to the locals’ chagrin. The residents are terming the work illegal as the project ‘lacks’ …
But Hassan district may have shortage this time going down: The dipping water level in the Hemavathi reservoir may hit water supply to Hassan town. DH photo Cities like Mysore, Bangalore and Mandya may not face a drinking water problem this year, with the Krishnarajasagar (KRS) and Kabini reservoirs recording …
Bangalore: “Let’s change Bangalore from a city of air conditioners to an air-conditioned city.” To convey this message to citizens, cricketer Javagal Srinath has joined Anil Kumble, Rahul Dravid and Robin Uthappa in spearheading Green Wicket, a campaign to make students more conscious about waste segregation, water conservation, saving energy …
Zilla panchayat (ZP) president Ambika Ramanna, here on Wednesday, called upon officers to give priority to drinking water projects. Addressing officers during the Karnataka Development Programme review meeting, she said that as six taluks in the district were drought-hit, many areas were facing drinking water shortage. People had to travel …
Tigers are getting too close for comfort: three human deaths in five days have once more brought the man-animal conflict into focus. Statistics with TOI show the state has seen 30 human deaths since April this year. While 23 were killed in elephant attacks, the rest succumbed to attacks by …
Perceived As A Threat To Elephant Habitats; Task Force Report Pointed To Fraudulent Clearances Being Granted To These Projects; Green Crusaders Welcome HC Directive The Karnataka High Court’s directive to the government to review clearances to various projects in elephant habitats and corridors has come as a major respite to …
The State Forest department is all set to capture around 150 to 200 wild elephants that are “in continued conflict with humans”, and hold them captive to put an end to the problem “once and for all.” These elephants, to be housed in newly created elephant camps, will be used …
Karnataka is facing a strange phenomenon: it's in the grip of a drought and floods at the same time. The floods have followed two successive years of drought. In the last week of July, five districts bore the brunt of flash floods following heavy rains. Now, the spectre of drought …
