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 …
Chandigarh: Taking cognizance of a petition challenging ban on the entry of vehicles within 2km radius from the Golden Temple, the Punjab and Haryana high court on Monday issued notice to the Punjab government. The petition against the ban has been filed by Amritsar Tea Traders Association and 27 other …
Even as local BJP leaders continue to extend support to the traders against a no-vehicle zone around the Golden Temple, many city-based NGOs have unanimously favoured the government’s move. A delegation of these NGOs met the heads of the government departments concerned and lobbied for the zone and felt it …
City residents and NGOs have urged the district administration to start a massive campaign to plant native saplings and trees to restore Amritsar’s green cover and identify the sources of pollution in the city after a WHO report placed Amritsar at 21st rank in the list of most polluted cities …
No official of the private firm engaged for setting up of solid waste management project (SWMP) turned up to sign an agreement on March 8. The Municipal Corporation authorities are expecting that the agreement will be signed soon. The panel constituted for executing the SWMP in Amritsar, headed by Mayor …
Despite studies indicating that the Golden Temple was getting damaged due to pollution by coal hearths, among other things, a part of the langar is still being cooked from firewood. A study of the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) had stated that one of the reasons of damage to the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vardhaman Kaushik Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 06/01/2016 regarding diseases as a result of pollution majorly generated by air pollution. Gujarat, Bihar, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Odisha, Chhatisgarh, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Jharkhand would file a comprehensive affidavit stating …
AMRITSAR: Quoting a report, 'Body Burden 2015: State of India's Health', in the latest publication of NGO Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), which was released here on Tuesday, its director general Sunita Narain said World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that 13.1 million people in India would annually die of …
The ambitious Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) project is nowhere near completion. Travelling on city roads especially on a two-wheeler has become a nightmare. Besides leading to traffic jams the ongoing construction and digging work has multiplied dust pollution in the city manifold. It poses a serious health hazard to …
To reduce pollution in the holy city, the state government has contemplated to introduce mechanical sweeping of streets and key roads to make these dust-free. For the purpose, technical bid formalities were held yesterday in which four firms from Mumbai, Mohali, Samrala and Sangrur had shown interest to offer their …
The holy city of Amritsar, Palwal and Bhiwani have emerged as the dirtiest cities in the northern region in an assessment on cleanliness carried out by Union Urban Development Ministry. Chandigarh, Shilma and Srinagar are also on the list of dirtiest capitals in the Swachh Bharat rankings. As per the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Baldev Singh & Others Vs. State of Punjab & Others dated 06/08/2015 regarding groundwater pollution in the state of Punjab. The Tribunal also directed that ground water samples be collected from Amritsar, Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Bhatinda, Mohali …
A WHO report says Amritsar is the ninth most polluted city in the country | PPCB to install monitoring device soon Burgeoning population, increasing vehicular traffic, mushrooming hotels and industrial pollution continue to pose a serious threat to the Golden Temple which was earlier too robbed off its sheen due …
The felling of Ashoka trees along a stretch on the Mall road last week has again raised concerns over the issue among various NGOs. Raising an alarm over the dwindling green cover and protesting against the felling of trees, most of them have lost hopes of recovery of the green …
Unmindful of the repeated protests by a section of residents of various localities, the government has officially declared that the plant would come up at Bhagtanwala only. Technical adviser to Chief Minister, General VK Bhatt, Principal Secretary Manmohan Singh and the head of the specially constituted Municipal Solid Waste Management …
A House panel today suggested a slew of measures to the Punjab government to curb increasing levels of air, water and noise pollution in Amritsar, even as it blamed industries and urban local bodies for contributing to environmental pollution. The measures include in-house treatment of municipal solid waste and strict …
The Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests under the Chairmanship of Shri Ashwani Kumar had decided to take up the issue of pollution levels of some of the Tier-II cities of the country. In that series, the Committee undertook its study visit to Ludhiana and …
In a race between 100 cities picked up from states and union territories across the country, only 20 will start their 'smart' journey this financial year. The remaining 80, in the proposed 100 smart city plan, will join the club in two equal batches of 40 each in the following …
Residents of Gali Badrao, Katra Moti Ram, inside the Lohgarh gate area are up in arms against the installation of a mobile telecommunication tower on the roof top of a residential complex. The residents have written to the Commissioner of the Municipal Corporation urging him to immediately stop the installation …
Lone firm aspiring for the project fails to impress authorities with its technical know-how The MC had proposed to set up solid waste management plant at Rs 109 crore and designated Bhagtanwala dumpyard as a site for the same. There was only one Mumbai-based firm Ess Ell Infrastructure in the …
Unmindful of the protests lodged by the residents of Bhagtanwala, the Municipal Corporation carried on with its exercise to pave way for the setting up of solid waste management plant today. A team of civic body officials, headed by Municipal Commissioner Pardeep Sabharwal, opened the technical bid of the Mumbai-based …
