Amritsar (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 violation of environmental norms by Amar Color Chem, Amritsar, Punjab, 10/08/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Public Action Committee & Others Vs State of Punjab & Others dated 10/08/2023. The matter related to violation of environmental norms by M/s Amar Color Chem located in Amritsar.The counsel for the applicant said that though the industry is running …

Report on waste management by health care facilities in Amritsar, Punjab, 24/11/2020

Joint Committee report in compliance to the National Green Tribunal order September 3, 2020 to an application filed by Ishant Khanna regarding violation of environmental norms committed by M/s Uppal Neuro Hospital, Rani Ka Bagh, Amritsar. The Joint Committee visited the hospital on November 2, 2020. The report said that …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal extraction of groundwater in Amritsar, Punjab, 14/02/2020

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Jagtar Singh Vs State of Punjab & Others dated 14/02/2020 regarding absence of adequate safeguards for preventing extraction of ground water for commercial purposes, including construction of buildings, in violation of regulatory regime laid down or expected to be laid …

Farmers seek canal water supply for irrigating fields, take to streets

Hundreds of farmers across the state under the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee today held protests outside the offices of the canal/drainage divisions demanding water to irrigate their crops, which they claimed was insufficient. The farmers held dharnas in Jalandhar, Ferozepur, Amritsar and Gurdaspur submitting demand letters that adequate water be …

Students motivated to preserve nature

The youth outreach initiative of the Dilbir Foundation (DF), engaged with school and college students, has asked them to make radical change towards healthy food habits as well as take command of the highly-degraded environment. An exhibition on organic food items and sustainable products was organised at DAV College for …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding contamination of drinking water by heavy metals in Punjab, 16/07/2018

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Court on its own Motion Vs State of Punjab dated 16/07/2018 regarding contamination of drinking water by heavy metals in Punjab especially in Districts of Amritsar and Ludhiana because of polluting industries. A Report of the Punjab Pollution Control Board …

Swine flu vaccine for high-risk Health Department staff

Those attending to patients & sanitation staff who are at risk to get priority The Health Department has made available immunisation vaccines against swine flu to high-risk employees who generally attend to suspected and confirmed cases of swine flu coming to the health facilties in the district for treatment. The …

Report overcharging for dengue tests: Health Dept

Labs can’t charge more than Rs 600 for such tests The Health Department has appealed to the people to report in case any laboratory charges more than Rs 600 for dengue tests. The decision to put a cap on the medical tests was taken in September last year to prevent …

Admn gears up to curb dengue

The district administration has asked the departments of health, rural development and child welfare to work in tandem to check the spread of dengue in the coming season. Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Ravinder Singh, at a meeting of representatives of the departments, said a joint team should be constituted to …

Dengue count reaches 43 with8 more cases

With eight new dengue cases reported in the city here today, the count of dengue patients in the district has reached 43. Out of the eight patients reported today, four belong to the walled city area, which is reporting the maximum number of dengue patients in the current season. The …

NGO tells SGPC: Gurdwaras should mobilise opinion against stubble burning

NGO Amritsar Vikas Manch (AVM) has requested the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak committee (SGPC) to utilise its gurdwaras in the rural areas to mobilise opinion against wheat stubble burning. Members of the NGO, in a meeting held here today, decided to draw the attention of the SGPC over the matter. They …

Punjab farmers extend stir by two days; 41 trains cancelled

The “rail roko” agitation by Punjab farmers demanding higher compensation for their cotton and basmati crops paralysed train services in the state for the second day today as the unions leading the protest extended it by another two days. Forty-one trains, including the India-Pakistan Samjhauta Express, had to be cancelled …

Rain damaged crops over 1,000 acres: Agriculture Dept

It’s much more, say farmer leaders | Water still stuck in low-lying areas The heavy shower that lashed the region on Tuesday has damaged basmati and paddy crop in about 1,000 acres in the district, said officials of the Agriculture Department here today after taking stock of the losses suffered …

31.5 MW solar power project unveiled

Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal on Thursday inaugurated solar power project with a total capacity of 31.5 megawatt (MW) at Lakhmirwala village in Moga district. With this, Punjab’s shift from green revolution to the green power revolution has moved further as total solar power installation already touching 210 MW …

State Govt to provide 40 lakh saplings under Green Punjab Mission

To make the State clean and pollution-free under the ongoing green drive, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Thursday gave nod to provide 40 lakh saplings to all Government institutions and villages free of cost.The Chief Minister asked the officers of the forest department to carefully choose plants as …

Farmers protest poor water supply

Scores of activists of Jamhuri Kisan Sabha Punjab today staged a protest outside the Irrigation Department office here. They were demanding a complete revamp of the “virtually collapsed” canal water supply system in Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Tarn Taran and Pathankot districts of the Majha region. Addressing the protesters, Jamhuri Kisan Sabha …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding waste dumped at Village Fatehpur, Amritsar by the Municipal Corporation, 19/05/2015

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Manjit Singh & Ors. Vs. Municipal Corporation, Amritsar & Ors. dated 19/05/2015 regarding waste dumped at Village Fatehpur, Amritsar by the Municipal Corporation. The Tribunal also directed the Municipal Corporation to clean the site and maintain …

Amritsar most vulnerable to AIDS, says report

Fazilka district, with 0.51 per cent HIV-positive cases, has the lowest incidence of the dreaded disease. The latest report of the Punjab State AIDS Control Society stated Amritsar district was the most vulnerable to HIV, with 3.27 per cent positive cases. The state’s average is 1.67 per cent. Jalandhar is …

2,600 brick kilns in state shut, await green clearance

More than 1.2 lakh of the total 1.4 lakh brick kilns in the country and around 2,600 of the total 2,700 brick kilns in Punjab have been non-functional for over three months for want of environment clearance certificates from the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests. The state government is …

Punjab to harness 1,250 MW solar power in coming 3 years

Punjab on Wednesday took a giant leap towards realising its dream as the solar State of the country with the inauguration of four mega watt solar power plant at Boha. A Rs33.75 crore solar power plant of Gujarat’s renowned company — M/s Madhav Solar Private Limited, Vadodra — would generate …

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