Hoshangabad (D)

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding desilting of the Defence Colony drain in Delhi before the monsoon, 16/04/2025

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 …

The role of formal and informal institutions in livelihood generations: A micro-study in the forest development agency of Hoshangabad in Madhya Pradesh

Afforestation and regeneration of degraded forests have been the prime objectives of all forestry activities undertaken by the Forest Department since inception. Poverty reduction and sustainable livelihoods are the two most important issues in JFM.

State to produce tusser in 2,000 hectares of forest cover

The Saaja, Arjun, and Saal trees, which are available plenty in the forests, will now be used for the production of tusser on them. To start with, 2000 hectare area of forests has been identified for tusser production this year. Forest Minister Sartaj Singh said that through this important programme, …

NGOs should spell out their role in forest based employment schemes

Bhopal: Forest Minister Sartaj Singh held a meeting with Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) in connection with their cooperation to provide employment to the people living in forest areas of the state. He made it clear that the work will be done through the forest committees. He asked the NGOs to spell …

Expand irrigation facilities in backward areas: Kansotia

Hoshanganbad: JN Kansotia, Commissioner of Narmadapuram division, today instructed the officials of Water Resources Department to prepare projects of irrigation schemes in backward areas with no irrigation facilities. In a meeting of WRD officers in commissioner office on Thursday, he said that positive efforts should be made by the department …

Water crisis deepening (editorial)

The whole of Madhya Pradesh is facing severe heat wave conditions. As a result the availability of potable water is on decline. This year the summer arrived a bit early and its severity has also been more. As a result there has been rapid vaporisation of water from different sources. …

Make Jalabhishek a mass movement: Singh

The in-charge minister of Hoshangabad district Vijendra Pratap Singh today inaugurated the district level Jal Yatra and Jal Sammelan at village Viavara. On this occasion he exhorted the participants to make the Jalabhishek Abhiyan a mass movement. Public partnership should be ensured at a large scale for this purpose. We …

Hoshangabad declared notified area to prevent cholera outbreak

Taking preventive measures with an apprehension of outbreak of contagious disease cholera and stop the onset and spread of communicable disease, Collector Nishant Barvade declared Hoshangabad district as the notified area. This order would be effective for the next six months. According to information, the sale of stale sweetmeat, rancid …

5,30 lakh metric tonnes of wheat procured

The procurement which began in the state since March 15, is going on in full swing. All the 1200 procurement centres have become active now. Five lakh 30 thousand metric tonnes of wheat has been procured by March 31. There are no reports of middlemen being active in the process …

Ban on polythene bags near Narmada banks

Hoshangabad: Use of polythene bags has been banned in an area of 200 metres limit from banks of the river Narmada in Hoshangabad. The Sub Divisional Magistrate issued an order in this regard under the IPC. The Chief Municipality Officer Hoshangabad has been instructed to install boards on all the …

MP to host 2nd river festival

The second International River Festival at Bandra Bhan, near the confluence of Rivers Narmada and Tawa in Hoshangabad district of Madhya Pradesh, would be held from March 21 to 23. About 600 environmentalists, social workers, economists, agriculture scientists, doctors, teachers and students are expected to join this event. The secretary …

Narmadas polluted water unfit for humans

The biological water quality of Narmada river is under category B-C, which is below average. The reason for the degradation of water quality is mainly due to human activities, including religious, recreational and agricultural. These were the findings of the project 'Bio Mapping of River Narmada', conducted by Madhya Pradesh …

MP farmers too driven to suicide

It was a seemingly peaceful day in April this year in Kursithana village of Bankhari block in Hoshangabad district of Madhya Pradesh. Except this time around the cultivation season for Amaan Singh, a farmer, meant the end of a tether. Expecting to produce 100 quintals of wheat which would have …

Harmonizing soil organic carbon estimates in historical and current data

Estimation of soil organic carbon (SOC) is indispensable in studies involving soils and global climate change. SOC retention in soil is a function of climate, vegetation and intrinsic soil properties. Historically, SOC estimates are based on wet digestion which gives low carbon recovery. This results in underestimation of its density …

Heavy rain likely in MP

Light to heavy rain is the order of the day at several places in Madhya Pradesh and the entire state is likely to record downpours in the coming days. ''A low-pressure area has formed over the Bay of Bengal off the Orissa coast and will cause thundershowers across the state …

Rs 15.50 lakh allotment for potable water in rural areas

By Our Staff Reporter Bhopal, Jan 22: The State Government has made an alllotment of Rs 15.50 lakh for transportation of drinking water in rural areas of Indore, Betul and Hoshangabad districts. The allotment fund would be used for those areas where every source of potable water has dried up. …

Role of medicinal plants in health care and rural economy in the tribals of Satpura Plateau region of Central India

The Satpura plateau regionof Central India is home of numerous herb species. The agro climatic conditions prevailing in the region provides an ideal habitat for the natural growth of variety of plants and herbs, which provide raw materials for pharmaceutical, phytochemical, food, flavoring and cosmetic industries. The paper provides information …

37 lakh MT wheat procured on support price

So far, 22,37,892 metric tonnes of wheat has been procured on support price from farmers and Rs 1266.32 core has been paid to them. Farmers are being given Rs 100 bonus declared by the state government on the procurement of wheat at support price of Rs 1000 per quintal. Bulk …

Road network improves in state

Bhopal : With utmost attention of the state government to construction and upgradation of road communication Madhya Pradesh has witnessed a remarkable improvement in the road network over last four and half years. This has given a fillip to the development process besides making life of people more convenient. The …

No dearth of funds for science, tech: CM

The Chief Minister, Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that science and technology are effective weapons in the fight against hunger and poverty. He said that live examples of this are Hoshangabad and Narsinghpur districts which are standing shoulder to shoulder with Punjab and Haryana in wheat production by adopting …

Stress on quality crops: Check menace of middlemen

The farmers of the State are not availing full benefits of their hard work. There remains a big difference between the prices of foodgrains produced by them and the being sold in the markets. Middle men are enjoying the farmers' hard labour. According to a report, sharbati wheat was sold …

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