Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Chennai Citizen Connect: Captain Cotton Canal nearly choked due to garbage dumping appearing in the DT Next dated 11.05.2025". The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Chennai Citizen Connect: Captain Cotton …
NAGPUR: To ensure survival of city's iconic Nag River, Vidarbha Environmental Action Group (VEAG) has decided to register strong opposition to the industrial department's proposal, seeking de-notification of the water body. Requesting not to allow the proposal gain momentum, a memorandum has been submitted with the Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory …
Considering the “urgency and seriousness” required to tackle suspected cases of Ebola infection, the Bombay High Court Wednesday directed the state government to provide adequate detection facilities at international airports in Pune and Nagpur, on the lines of that in Mumbai, within 48 hours. Justices A S Oka and G …
After a long delay, Maharashtra government finally cracked whip against 57 out of 99 holders of lands declared "surplus" under the Urban Land Ceiling Act (ULCA) for non-compliance of rules, as indicated by Justice RK Batta probe panel. Justices Ashok Bhangale and ZA Haq on Friday adjourned the hearing of …
Though the Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT) and Nagpur Municipal Corporation continue to ignore the many violations in Poonam Mall constructed by N Kumar Projects and Infrastructure Pvt Ltd at Alankar Talkies square, the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has taken stern action against the builder. The board has ordered that …
To conserve and further develop biodiversity in city, Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) will constitute a committee of corporators, officials, experts and activists. The general body decide on forming the committee on July 16. It will be known as Biodiversity Management Committee and will enjoy certain financial powers as well as …
Nagpur is set to be the first city in the country where 100% ethanol-fuelled bus would ply on a pilot basis. Government sources said the bus, which has already reached India, would be launched in the city in next 2-3 weeks. Strangely, municipal commissioner Shyam Wardhane, leader of ruling party …
NAGPUR: A host of public interest litigations (PILs) on traffic safety are pending in Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court but with a few exceptions, those have failed to move the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) and traffic police officials. In many PILs were disposed of on assurance of officials, but …
Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) general body will meet on Tuesday to consider 13 proposals and 130 general body questions (GBQs). Discussion on water crisis is likely to be held following many complaints and agitations by the corporators during the last one month. The water works department's proposal seeking nod from …
The National Urban Health Mission (NUHM) of Union government is set to kick-off in the city. The Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the state government couple of days ago paving way for its implementation. Under the scheme, the civic body will establish 50 …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Deshpande Jansamsya Nivaran Samiti Vs State of Maharashtra Ors. dated 22/04/2014 regarding improper and unscientific operations at the Bhandewadi Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) dumping yard complex resulting in serious air and water pollution, posing a serious …
Pune: A committee set up by the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has recommended uniform noise levels for sirens and horns in all vehicles. At the manufacturing stage, they should be 85 decibels of ambient noise (dBA) measured at a distance of three metres from the vehicle. A sound stronger …
NAGPUR: Along with ambitious metro rail project, the city may also hope for bus rapid transit system (BRTS), another project aimed at getting a better city bus service. The central government has directed the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) to submit the plan. Accordingly, the civic body has started the process …
Now, builders will be required to reserve 20 per cent land for affordable housing only in projects on over 4,000-sq m plots. Nearly two years after Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan unveiled a new plan to boost affordable housing stock in the state, his government has watered down its main provisions. …
Daily Shortfall 24% In Delhi, 17% In Mumbai Water scarcity is fast becoming urban India’s number one woe, with the government’s own data revealing that residents in 22 out of 32 major cities have to deal with daily shortages. The worst-hit city is Jamshedpur, where the gap between demand and …
Mumbai: Why is the state government sitting on the policy guidelines to regulate cell tower installation across Maharashtra though they were drafted two years ago, ask citizens from Thane, Navi Mumbai and Kalyan-Dombivli. After the BMC recently drafted a policy to regulate such installations in Mumbai, other cities, second-rung towns …
NAGPUR: Continuing stringent action against establishments dumping garbage into the Nag river, Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) slapped a penalty of Rs50,000 on Kusumtai Wankhede hall on Sunday. Dr Ashok Urkude, health officer (sanitation), said its flying squad, while patrolling Nag river bank, spotted some employees of Kumsumtai Wankhede hall on …
NAGPUR: In 1993, Pili river near Mankapur had been flooded, claiming lives of nine people. Besides, many residential localities including Mankapur, Zingabai Takli and Jafar Nagar were inundated. This may happen this year too if the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) fails to act swiftly. The Pili river, which is already …
NAGPUR: After a 15-day-long drive (from May 1 to May 15) to clean Nag River, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation is facing hardships to keep it free of garbage. For, many Nagpurians, including shopkeepers and petty vendors, continue to dump all kind of waste in the river. The situation seemed to …
Heat wave conditions sweeping large parts of the country worsened, killing three persons in Madhya Pradesh, while Nagpur on Tuesday witnessed its hottest day in six decades at a sizzling 47.8 degrees Celsius. Sriganganagar in Rajasthan, with a blistering 47.5 degrees Celsius, was hottest place in the country after Nagpur, …
NAGPUR: Taking up the issue of large-scale pollution of Nag River, lawyer Vinod Tiwari, who is also Vidarbha Jan Andolan Samiti general secretary and director of Council for Protection of Rights, Nagpur, has served a legal notice to the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) over sewage discharge into the River and …
