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 …
MUMBAI: A team of senior forest officials and environmentalists were heckled, abused and threatened on Tuesday in the presence of police personnel when they went for an inspection of the Dahisar site where mangroves were being systematically destroyed over the past few weeks. Thane assistant conservator of forests and the …
Two years ago, Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) had a leaking water supply system and defunct meters. It decided to launch a pilot project in the Dharampeth area, and put in new pipes and meters. Today, over 6,000 connections there have water round the clock— and are happy to pay for …
Mumbai: The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has received alignment clearance for the 30km-long Thane-Bhivandi-Kalyan monorail line from two municipal bodies
Mumbai: Even as the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL) continues to reel under financial strain with non-payment of dues up to Rs8,000 crore, the state government seems to have added to its woes. The government is yet to shell out over Rs600 crore for the 1,500 MW power …
MUMBAI: Frequent and uncontrolled forest fires of varying intensities have been recorded at Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) in Borivli. More than 25 instances of forest fire have been reported from various areas of the 103 sq-km park since January. On Tuesday, another fire broke out near Chena Village on …
New Delhi: The fragile ecosystem of Maharashtra's Western Ghats, a bio-diversity treasure trove,has come under severe pressure from unabated developmental activities leading to a loss of its forest cover over a period of 20 years since 1985, notes a recent study. Annually, the region has lost dense and open forests …
Shahapur: The photographs tell you the story: a 1,700-hectare tract in Shahapur, in Thane district, as it was 17 years ago; and the same area at present. Hard to believe? Well, read on. This sprawl of forest land, systematically denuded of its green cover over the years, had reached its …
Mumbai The Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation is set to plant 25,000 mangrove saplings to compensate for the trees cut for Mumbai Urban Transport Project (MUTP).
Maharashtra state is one of the progressive states in the country. The state initiated Maharashtra Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MREGA) way back in 1972. By taking into consideration the guidelines related to the right to work under section 41 of the Indian Constitution; the scheme was given the constitutional validity …
THANE: The remaining green cover in the city may soon vanish completely under the growing jungle of concrete, thanks to the inability of the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) to preserve the trees. The civic administration has failed to compel the developers of approved housing and commercial projects to restore the …
Mumbai: Cyclone Phyan, which passed along the Mumbai and Konkan coasts, claimed four lives on Wednesday and caused massive damage to property in the coastal districts of Ratnagiri, Raigad, Sindhudurg, Thane and Palghar in Maharashtra. The depression in the Arabian Sea gave way to a low pressure zone, causing heavy …
The Central Empowered Committee (CEC) has come down heavily on the state government for allowing illegal construction and widening of a road inside Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary by the Balyogi Shree Sadanand Maharaj Ashram Sanstha. The CEC in a report submitted on September 29 has recommended to the Supreme Court to …
UPVAN LAKE: The TMC is busy working towards cleaning several lakes in the city, as part of its lake beautification project. One of the lakes selected as part of the project is Upvan Lake. As part of the cleaning work, the TMC plans to divert the waste water and drain …
NAVI MUMBAI: In a bid to mitigate the power crisis faced by the industries, the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) is setting up a natural gas infrastructure at the industrial estates, including Thane, Dombivli, Navi Mumbai, Taloja, Poisar, Palghar, etc. According to MIDC, the corporation plans to supply gas to …
Government ignored report on unsafe mining operations Four stone quarries, operating illegally in Thane, were closed by the district administration in August following orders of the Bombay High Court. The court has also sought details on all mines operating in the district and on the outskirts of Mumbai.
ILLEGAL QUARRYING STOPPED: The Bombay High Court has asked the state government to halt illegal quarrying in Thane and Navi Mumbai. A public interest petition moved in the court claimed unrestricted quarrying at nine locations is causing irreversible environmental damage to the scenic hills of Thane and Navi Mumbai. It …
Thane: The Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) authorities have locked horns with the forest department officials over the issue of garbage disposal. click here While forest department officials allege that the TMC has been dumping garbage on forest land, the municipal authorities maintain that nothing of the sort has been done. …
Builder taps wind energy to complete project on time The first phase of the Golden Park housing project in Kalyan in Thane district ended about two years ago. By then the builder was fed up with the irregular power supply that had escalated the cost and delayed the project. Now, …
