Morena (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 …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal sand mining in Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, 06/02/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In re: News item published in The Hindu dated 27.03.2022 titled “Digging up the Chambal” dated 06/02/2023. The matter was taken up on the basis of a media report to the effect that illegal mining was taking place in the …

900 fall sick due to dirty water in Morena district

Bhopal: Over 900 residents of Remjapura village in Morena district have fallen ill after consuming contaminated water — and the numbers are only increasing. Remjapura lies in Sabalgarh tehsil situated in the ravines of Chambal. Sources say that due to water scarcity the groundwater in the villages has gone as …

Contaminated water triggers diarrhoea scare in Morena

Bhopal: Continuing heat wave coupled with acute water crisis in Morena district is wreaking havoc in Morena district where a large population in Sabalgarh tehsil is suffering from diarrhoea. About 100 patients reached government hospital in Joura on Sunday. A large number of tube-wells and dug-wells have gone dry in …

27 more sub-divisions declared drought-hit in MP

BHOPAL: As many as 27 more revenue sub-divisions across seven Madhya Pradesh districts have been declared drought-hit. According to a notification issued by the state's revenue department on Wednesday, the total number of drought-hit divisions now stands at 141, spread across 23 districts. Among the newly-hit divisions are Satna district's …

Illegal fishing threatens delicate aquatic life of Chambal river

Poachers are robbing the Chambal river, flowing through the National Chambal Sanctuary, of its rich aquatic life right under the nose of the Etawah district administration. In a brazen act, an armed gang of poachers overpowered natives of Bhareah last week and fled with a seven-quintal cache of fish caught …

Excessive heat claims 50 peacocks in Morena dist

BHOPAL: Over 50 peacocks died in Morena district in the past 48 hours due to excessive heat. The forest officials recovered nearly dozen dead birds and sent them for post-mortem. The high toll raised serious concern in the district, which is home to perhaps largest number of peacocks in India. …

MP cong worried over vanishing lakes, ponds

The Madhya Pradesh Congress unit has expressed serious concern over the gradual destruction or total disappearance of many lakes and ponds in different parts of the state and announced that a campaign will be launched for the conservation of water bodies and their protection from reckless encroachment. State Congress spokesperson …

RRDA to construct 3,000 kilometer long roads under Mukhyamantri Gram Sadak Yojna

Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Rural Roads Development Authority (RRDA) has started work to construct 3,000 kilometer long gravel roads in the state under Mukhyamantri Gram Sadak Yojna. These roads will be built in 12 districts of the state including Morena, Bhind, Sehore, Raisen, Vidisha, Rewa, Hoshangabad, Harda, Ujjain, Mandsaur, Narsinghpur and …

Sand mafia truck runs over constable

A police head constable, Mahendra Singh, lost his life on Tuesday in Dholpur when he tried to stop a truck carrying illegal sand from Madhya Pardesh. The truck ran over the gead constable, resulting in his instant death. The incident occurred when two policemen, Mahendra and Virendra, noticed four trucks …

Mining mafia didn’t plan IPS officer’s murder: CBI

The CBI probing into the death of IPS officer Narendra Kumar Singh has ruled out ‘pre-planning’ by the mining mafia. Singh (30) was killed while trying to stop a tractor carrying illegally mined stones near Morena in Madhya Pradesh on March 7. The CBI, which recently sought the custody of …

Illegal mining lens on 10 villages in Ghatigaon zone

Ten villages in Ghatigaon area are notorious for illegal mining. The process of suspension of arms licences of criminals living in the forest area could not be completed in two months. Concern was expressed by authorities in the meeting on April 20 of the district-level taskforce on illegal mining. According …

MP chief secy: Need for joint ops to stem illegal mining

“Illegal mining has become a huge problem in Madhya Pradesh as the stakes are too high and those involved get huge monetary returns by indulging in this activity.” This was pointed out by state chief secretary Avani Vaish during an informal interaction with a group of media-persons at the State …

MP mining: Govt to seek CBI probe into officer’s death

Under fire over the killing of a young IPS officer allegedly by the mining mafia, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday announced that his government will recommend CBI probe, a demand made by the victim’s family. The issue rocked the Assembly, which was adjourned for the day …

Narendra died fighting mining mafia alone: Wife

Bhopal: Slain DSP Narendra Kumar Singh’s wife Madhurani Teotia has said her husband got no help from his department while taking on the illegal mining mafia in Morena district. “Narendra told me several times that there was lot of pressure in his work environment and he was fighting a one-man …

Illegal mining: BJP man among 2 held

Cracking the whip on mining mafia, the police on Sunday arrested a person for firing at cops probing illegal sand mining, even as a Morena BJP leader was held for allegedly assaulting officers and forcibly taking away two tractor-trolleys engaged in stone quarrying. The arrests were made three days after …

IPS officer's killing: MP govt promises action; Digvijaya alleges CM involved in illegal mining

The Madhya Pradesh government has said that the culprits responsible for the IPS officer Narendra Kumar's death would not be spared. With the brutal killing of young IPS officer Narendra Kumar evoking strong reactions across the country, the Madhya Pradesh government has said that the culprits responsible for the officer's …

Steps taken for industrial development

Uninterrupted power supply and provision of other concessions to industries will become easier in 15,000 hectare area with a view to accelerating the pace of State’s industrial development. For this purpose, 229 industrial centres and zones have been notified. Following the notification, these centres and zones are going to become …

Biodiversity and livelihood options of people in Chambal ravine of Morena District, Madhya Pradesh

Livelihood pattern of the people of an area is directly influenced by the local biodiversity. Biodiversity is essential for human survival and economic well-being, and for the ecosystem function and stability. Over exploitation and biodiversity loss affects livelihood and food security of the local. People change their livelihood strategies as …

MP farmers to get loans at 1%

With the State Government providing loans to farmers at a mere one per cent interest, Madhya Pradesh becomes the first State in the country to launch this scheme, said Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. He was addressing the 'Antyodaya Mela' in Morena district on Thursday. He said the farmers need …

New Variety of Mustard Seeds is here

Farmers of the state will get such variety of mustard seeds which will mature within short period and will be with more oil content. The Regional Agriculture Research Centre, Morena of the Rajmata Vijayaraje Agriculture University has developed a new variety of mustard seed, 'Rajmata Mustard-1'. This has proved successful …

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