Durgapur

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding alleged encroachment of forest land by Shyam Sel & Power Limited, Durgapur, West Bengal, 05/01/2024

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Sushovan Saw Vs MoEF& Others dated 05/01/2024. The Original Application has been filed by the applicant, seeking direction to protect and preserve the forest land in Mouza Madumpur, J.L. No. 51, Plot No.473, Durgapur, West Bengal, …

SAIL plants among most polluting industries: Study

KOLKATA, 4 JUNE: The Steel Authority of India (SAIL) plants of the state have ranked among the most polluting industries in a rating ~ Green Rating Project (GRP) ~ done by the New Delhi-based research and advocacy body, Centre for Science and Environment. The ratings were released in New Delhi …

Direct tax yield target Rs 5.7 lakh cr

KOLKATA, 27 MAY: Union finance minister Mr Pranab Mukherjee today said that the ministry has set a target for collection of direct taxes of Rs 5.7 lakh crore for the 2012-13 financial year with hassle-free income-tax return. He said this while inaugurating an Aaykar Seva Kendra (ASK) in the income-tax …

Raniganj coal smugglers on a looting spree

ASANSOL, 30 APRIL: Barely 24 hours of the Task Force meeting to curb illegal mining, coal smugglers went on a looting spree at two open cast mines (OCM) in Raniganj Coalfields under the Eastern Coalfields Limited last night. Both the OCMs fall in the Kunustoria area of ECL. The area …

Heat wave postpones artisan fair

DURGAPUR, 29 APRIL: The artisan’s fair at Durgapur Haat, which was scheduled to be held from 2 May 2012, has been postponed till after the Durga Puja due to lack of footfall resulting from the intense heat wave. The haat, the first of its kind in the state, was inaugurated …

Seismicity may affect methane hunt

DURGAPUR, 12 APRIL: Just a day after an earthquake shook several districts of the state, experts are now mulling over the question whether seismicity can affect Coal Bed Methane (CBM) exploration adversely or extensive exploration of methane causes seismicity in Laudoha and Kanksa blocks in Burdwan where oil and gas …

CM to open coal mine

Durgapur, April 12: Mamata Banerjee will tomorrow flag off production at a coal mine in Bankura where around 2,000 land-loser families have been protesting the delay in being given jobs at the project for the past seven years. The Left Front government had started acquiring 694 acres in Borjora for …

Bengal govt shortlists two firms to set up e-waste disposal facilities

The selected private party will hold 50 per cent stake in the projects, estimated to cost Rs 12.5 crore each, followed by 25 per cent each by the State and the Union governments. Kolkata, Feb. 23: The West Bengal government in collaboration with the Centre will set up e-waste dismantling …

SAIL opposed to jumbo corridor in mine areas

The Steel Authority of India (SAIL) and the Wildlife Warden office of Odisha's Forest & Environment Department are on a collision course over the proposed elephant corridor in the State. SAIL chairman Chandra Sekhar Verma, who called on Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday, tried to end this impasse. According …

SAIL opposed to jumbo corridor in mine areas

The Steel Authority of India (SAIL) and the Wildlife Warden office of Odisha's Forest & Environment Department are on a collision course over the proposed elephant corridor in the State. SAIL chairman Chandra Sekhar Verma, who called on Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday, tried to end this impasse. According …

Burdwan’s MGNREGA performance goes down

DURGAPUR, 2 JAN: The Burdwan District Vigilance Monitoring Committee, in its first meeting today, found out that the district's performance in the MGNREGA has gone down from the previous year. "This may lead to return of allotted fund," said Mr Mukul Roy, a Rajya Sabha MP and Union minister of …

Bird Flu outbreak feared in Kulti

DURGAPUR, 8 NOV: Nearly 500 chickens died in the Kulti area of Asansol in three days spreading apprehension of Bird Flu outbreak in the area. Locals witnessed chickens dying in poultry farms, domestic places since Sunday in the Patiyana Mahalla area under ward number 25 of the Kulti Municipality. Mr …

Order from West Bengal Pollution Control Board to M/s Durgapur Steel Plant (SAIL) dated 01/11/2011

Order from West Bengal Pollution Control Board to M/s Durgapur Steel Plant (SAIL) dated 01/11/2011.

New green policy on the cards

Kolkata, 28 Oct: Facing a mounting threat from pollution, the state government has constituted several committees to explore the need to frame a new environment policy. On the one hand, the state government is grappling with the health hazards caused to the people by sponge iron industries and on the …

Bengal explores new environment policy

Facing a mounting threat from pollution, the West Bengal government has constituted several committees to explore the need to frame a new environment policy. On the one hand, the State government is grappling with the health hazards caused to the people by sponge iron industries and on the other, increasing …

Pollution combat: Buses to run on coalbed methane

KOLKATA, 10 OCT: As the state does not have a steady supply of compressed natural gas (CNG), the state transport department has taken up a project to use coalbed methane (CBM) as an alternative to run buses in the state to check pollution. Unlike CNG, the state has a rich …

No more forcible land grab: Partha

DURGAPUR, 20 SEPT: The state won’t allow forcible land acquisition anymore. State industry minister Mr Partha Chatterjee said this today on the sidelines of an investor’s meet organised by the Bengal Aerotropolis Projects Limited (BAPL), a JV company assigned to help setting up of the country’s first Aerotropolis project in …

Aerotropolis’ ray of hope

DURGAPUR, 4 SEPT: The ice at the country’s first proposed Aerotropolis project in Andal near here has started melting, finally. Land owners and top officials of the Bengal Aerotropolis Projects Limited (BAPL) ~ the promoter of the Rs 10,000-crore venture ~ sat across the table for the first time today …

Rain toll climbs to 29 in Bengal

With two more deaths, the toll in rain-related mishaps across West Bengal rose to 29 on Wednesday even as some major rivers continued to flow above the danger mark. Altogether 26 lakh people in 14 districts have been affected by the heavy rain pounding the State for a week now …

Rains claim 21 lives in West Bengal

Rains have claimed 21 lives in a week in West Bengal. Around 25 lakh people have been affected by incessant rains whose ravages spilled over to 14 districts against the nine announced earlier by the State government. Five persons died of snake bites, 11 in wall and roof collapse, three …

State to form committee to check pollution

KOLKATA, 3 AUG: A 13-member committee, tasked with looking at the environmental pollution caused by sponge iron units, is going to be set up by the state environment minister, Mr Sudarshan Ghosh Dastidar. The group will come up with recommendations for dealing with the problem. The minister announced the decision …

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