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 Western Ghats ecology expert panel headed by Madhav Gadgil will be scrutinising proposed nuclear power park at Jaitapur and four thermal power plants in Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts of Maharashtra from the angle of protection of environment during their 9-day visit from October 4. There will be field visits …
THE PROPOSED site for the Jaitapur nuclear park is a sight for weary eyes with blankets of lush grass covering the plateau 25 metres above sea level. The N-park will house six reactors, the biggest one having a capacity of 1,650 MW, eclipsing the largest units at Japan
RASHME SEHGA NEW DELHI Activists of the Konkan Bachao Samiti (KBS) have written to the ministry of science & technology and the ministry of forests & environment highlighting their environmental apprehensions on the setting up of the proposed Jaitapur nuclear power plant. Their chief concern is to highlight the concern …
By Surendra Gangan | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA The state cabinet on Wednesday gave its nod for the pilot project of the coastal zone management project in Ratnagiri. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) funded project is to be implemented in three phases over the course of nine years, with …
MUMBAI: The state cabinet on Wednesday approved a Rs 826 crore project for coastal protection and management. The programme is funded by the Asian Development Bank and will be implemented in three phases. The ADB will give Rs 480 crore and the state government will raise Rs 265 crore while …
NEW DELHI: Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL) is understood to have finalised plans to set up a 9-million tonnes refinery in Maharashtra with an investment of around Rs.15,000 crore. Official sources said the Maharasthra Government had offered land places and the company was in the process of giving a final shape …
Sanjay Jog / Mumbai August 26, 2010, 1:56 IST Nuclear Power Corporation Ltd (NPCIL) has proposed a comprehensive rehabilitation package of Rs 650 crore for the proposed 10,000-Mw project in Maharashtra. The package, which awaits the state rehabilitation authority’s approval, envisages compensation of Rs 48,000 to Rs 1.60 lakh per …
Once the controversial civil nuclear liability bill takes the shape of law, a complex generating one of the highest amounts of nuclear power in India would be set up in Ratnagiri district
Sadanand Tandel’s house is the dream of every tourist. A terrific sea view, waving coconut fronds and in a few dozen steps one can walk into the sea waves. Through Tandel’s eyes, however, the view is somber. Till 1991, 30 of his coconut trees stood where the sea is now. …
THE Union Ministry of Environment and Forests has bent backward to commission the 1,200 MW thermal plant in Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra, promoted by the Jindal group. The ministry has agreed to let the plant function without the flue gas desulfurization (FGD) unit needed to remove sulphur dioxide (SO2) from …
Mumbai: Heavy downpour over the last three days has pushed up the water levels in the lakes in Mumbai. The lake levels saw an increase of 82,622 million litres of water in the last 24 hours starting 8.30 am yesterday to 8.30 am today, civic officials said. Presently, there is …
Alok Deshpande / DNA Mumbai: People affected by the proposed 9,000MW nuclear power plant at Jaitapur in Ratnagiri have decided to continue their protests against the project. They have refused to accept compensation offered for their land, even if it was at the prevailing market rate. State
Mumbai: At least ten persons were killed in a landslide triggered by heavy rains in coastal Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra in the wee hours today. The incident occurred at Harne village in Dapoli tehsil at around 2am, police said. Rescue personnel at the site, about 300km from Mumbai, have so …
Villagers marching to the site of the public hearing at Madban on May 16. The sleepy surroundings of Madban and nearby villages in Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra were roused to action sometime in October 2005 when the Government of India sanctioned the Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project (JNPP). The project, proposed …
Konkan villagers waved black flags and shouted protests at the public hearing for the Jaitapur nuclear power plant on May 16. Over 1,000 villagers who turned up for the hearing in Madban village in Ratnagiri district stalled the proceedings saying it was illegal. They said the environmental impact assessment (eia) …
Meena Menon MADBAN (Ratnagiri district): Angry protests stalled a public hearing of the Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project (JNPP) at Madban village in Maharashtra on Sunday. Only after officials acknowledged their mistake of not providing copies of the environmental impact assessment (EIA) to the affected villages, it was allowed to go …
Sanjay Jog / Mumbai May 17, 2010, 1:12 IST A public hearing today on the 10,000-Mw nuclear power project in coastal Ratnagiri district witnessed loud protests by villagers. The state-run Nuclear Power Corporation (NPC), developing the project and procuring first two reactors of 1,650 Mw each from Areva, made a …
Mumbai: The state government will hold a public meeting in Jaitapur (in Ratnagiri district) on May 16 to discuss the environmental repercussions of the controversial nuclear power project proposed for the town. The Union environment ministry will take into account the suggestions and objections raised in the meeting before giving …
