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 …
A mere 15kg of the 120kg waste brought back from the Kas plateau entered the recycle stream, with the rest probably headed to landfills. The waste was collected as part of a solid-waste management initiative that involves tourists visiting the Unesco world heritage site. “About 120kg waste, generated at Kas …
India Gears up for a revolutionary change in the fuel industry with launch of India’s first revolutionary bio- diesel station at Lonikand, Pune. Bio Diesel from My Eco Energy ’s Lonikand pump will cater to people in Mumbai, Pune and Nashik. In line with the commitment to make India energy …
The residents of Moshi have opposed the Pune Municipal Corporation’s (PMC) proposal to dump garbage in a quarry near their village. The PMC has been looking for new dumping sites following repeated opposition from the residents of Uruli Devachi and Phursungi, the two villages used for years to dump city’s …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Aam Aadami Lokmanch & Others Vs Union of India & Ors regarding hill cutting and cutting of trees in Ambegaon, Lonavala, Talegeoan, Daund and Maval in Pune, Maharashtra dated 15/09/2014. Previous Orders
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Dombivli Common Effluent Treatment Plant Vs MPCB dated 15/09/2014 regarding pollution caused by Dombivali industrial cluster to river Ulhas, Pune, Maharasthra. Previous Orders
PUNE: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has restrained the Talegaon Dabhade Municipal Council from felling any trees for a proposed road widening project and has pulled up the civic body for failing to implement the provisions of the Maharashtra (Urban Areas) Protection and Preservation of Trees Act, 1975. The order …
PUNE: The National Green Tribunal (NGT), western zone bench in Pune declared any construction within the blue floodline area along the riverbeds, sanctioned under a circular issued by the water resources department, as illegal. On August 8, the water resources department had issued the circular authorizing all regional chief engineers …
Political parties are looking to use the water issue as a trump card in the upcoming elections after the monsoon this year has filled up the dams around the city to about 95%. On Sunday , deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar demanded that rural Pune get its share of water. …
NIV Scientists Find DENV-4 Strain Again In Pune After A Gap Of Four Years After a gap of four years, dengue virus type 4 (DENV-4) has surfaced in the city and is currently predominant among two serotypes of the virus co-circulating in Pune, scientists at the citybased National Institute of …
Noted social worker Medha Patkar on Sunday said that the experts of geological survey of India alone can't determine as to what are the reasons for the Malin landslide tragedy and attributed the tragedy to greedy development model being followed by Union and state Government. Addressing a press conference along …
KOLHAPUR: State forest minister Patangrao Kadam said that he has ordered a detailed survey of villages located at the foothills which may be vulnerable to landslide situations like Malin in Pune district. Kadam also holds the portfolio of the relief and rehabilitation ministry. Malin village, home to some 400 residents, …
People in Ambegaon tehsil are angry over the suggestion by the Geological Survey of India (GSI) that paddy cultivation contributed to the tragedy. "The preliminary report by the GSI pointing to land flattening and terracing as the primary cause for the tragedy shouldn't be used to harass locals," says activist …
The scientific closure of the garbage depot at Phursungi-Urali will now be delayed. According to a civic administration proposal, the deadline for the capping project will be extended to December 2015 instead of June 2014. The standing committee of Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) will take a call on the new …
Following the preliminary assessment made at the site of the landslide in Malin, scientists of the Geological Survey of India (GSI) have recommended that the authorities evacuate the houses adjacent to the landslide-affected zone. Speaking at a press conference in the city on Sunday, director general of GSI Harbans Singh …
The toll in the Malin landslide rose to 105 on Sunday, with rescue teams recovering 23 more bodies from under the debris since morning. According to National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and Pune district administration officials, nearly 55 villagers are still feared to be trapped under the debris, which consists …
Considering the landslide at Malin village of Ambegaon taluka, in which nearly 150 people are feared to have died, as a warning bell, geological experts have said such disasters are more man-made in nature than natural. According to them, leveling of slope and de-forestation might be the main reasons for …
At least 20 people were killed when a landslide triggered by heavy rain flattened Malin village, 110 km from Pune city, on Wednesday morning. Officials said the death toll was expected to mount as at least 150 people were missing after the landslide, which struck in the early hours when …
PUNE: Geology experts warned of the likelihood of more landslides after Wednesday's catastrophe at Malin village in Ambegaon tehsil left over 150 villagers trapped. They said landslides could occur in villages located along the backwaters of Dimbhe dam. They recommended that the state government undertake a survey of these villages …
Dhankawdi Reports Highest Number Followed By Ghole Road & Kothrud Residents of Dhankawdi, Ghole Road and Kothrud need to step up their mosquito surveillance as the area-wise distribution of dengue cases revealed that the highest number of cases is being reported from these areas. The Pune Municipal Corporation’s (PMC) insect …
370 Medical Facilities Assessed It's not just scrap dealers, construction sites and residential premises that are home to disease-causing mosquitoes, our government-run hospitals also breed them. An entomological survey carried out at state-run hospitals across the state has found dengue-causing mosquitoes at 15% of the total number of medical facilities …
