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 …
Hanumangarh-based progressive farmers Shobha Singh Doodi and Shabnam Godara, chairperson and vice-chairperson, respectively, of zila parishad, have filed a public interest litigation (PIL) with the National Green Tribunal (NGT) seeking a check on the supply of “highly contaminated” canal water from Punjab to Rajasthan. The PIL, also signed by Panchayat …
Farmers defy Deputy Commissioner’s orders, continue to burn straw Ludhiana is one of the most polluted cities in the world, courtesy industrial waste and stubble burning. Despite Deputy Commissioner Rajat Aggarwal instructing farmers not to burn stubble, the practice continues unabated. After harvesting wheat from fields, the farmers burn the …
Panchayat in Ludhiana alleges contractor paid for work not done Poor planning by the Water Supply and Sanitation Department while drafting a scheme to augment the water supply in Haripur and Harnampur villages in the district has proved a nightmare for local residents. Though the authorities have spent over Rs …
Sangrur district tops the state in rice yield per hectare and the total production during the Kharif 2013-14 season. This was revealed by the statistician of the Punjab Agriculture Department. The findings were sent to the Chief Agriculture Officer, Sangrur, last week. Data states that Sangrur district has topped the …
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has upheld the Punjab Government’s right of land use for laying a pipeline to transport natural gas. The acquisition of right of user in land was part of the process to provide natural gas through the pipeline to the entire country. Challenging the acquisition, …
The SAD-BJP leaders kept blaming the Centre while campaigning for the Lok Sabha elections for not giving the state enough funds for development and welfare works. In contrast, the state has failed to use funds sanctioned by the Centre under various schemes. One such programme is the Rashtriya Bal Swasthya …
That toxic industrial waste flows unabated in Buddha Nullah in Ludhiana and Kala Sanghian drain in Jalandhar is known, what baffles environmentalists in Punjab is that no political party is bothered about the issue. The Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) claims that the steps are being taken to ensure that …
The controversy surrounding the alleged illegal sand mining at Gurugarh village near Machhiwara refuses to die down. Villagers say it has been nearly three months since the Punjab and Haryana High Court issued an order directing the Khanna police to take appropriate action, but nothing had been done so far. …
The price of being a prosperous, industrial city could be a few years of residents' lives, so says a paper by a Harvard professor. According to Rohini Pande, professor of public policy and author of the paper, the data is based on ambient air quality measured by SPM (suspended particulate …
The Centre has released an additional assistance of Rs 37.5 crore for the Buddha Nullah cleaning project. This is in addition to Rs 50 crore earlier provided by the Planning Commission and Rs 16 crore provided under the bio-remediation project for the cleaning of the nullah by the Environment Ministry. …
While the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation is all set to spend Rs 3 lakh on installation of two rainwater recharging wells at the mayor’s camp office near Rose Garden, the fact remains that after years of making a proposal, it has failed to implement the system in its zonal office buildings. …
Question Narendra Modi’s emphasis on technological innovations for improving farm sector The Akali Dal-BJP leaders declared during the Fateh Rally at Jagraon on Sunday that agricultural sector would remain on top in their priorities’ list. The Bharatiya Janata Party’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi said technological innovations were essential for …
The second phase of National Pulse Polio Programme, 2014, began in the city today. Drops were administered to over 1.56 lakh children up to the age of five years in the district. The drive will continue till February 27. More than five lakh children from the city are to be …
The Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) has ordered the closure of 51 electroplating, pickling and phosphating units in Ludhiana for discharging untreated waste into sewerage lines. PPCB chairman Ravinder Singh said the action came following inspections on January 9-10. “In all, 156 industries were checked and 99 were found violating …
Commuters bear the brunt as tractor-trailer drivers encroach upon road in Haibowal While the police claim to be going strict on illegal sand mining, the fact is that illegally mined sand is being sold with impunity. Sand-laden trolleys are giving a tough time to commuters living in Haibowal and the …
The municipal corporation is in dilemma over the directions by the National Green Tribunal to settle the cases of mobile tower companies as soon as possible. The civic body has received several applications for installation of mobile towers, but due to protests by the residents it does not want to …
Thanks to little campaigns by kids in schools, dissuading public from bursting crackers during Diwali, Punjabis kept their promise not to paint the green Diwali black this year. The upper limits of respirable suspended particulate matter (RSPM), the major pollutant during Diwali, remained significantly lower as compared to last Diwali. …
As a huge quantity of pollutants have permeated the air during Diwali, and since rain has not occurred in the city to dissipate these pollutants, it has resulted in a spurt in cases of viral fever and other infections. Specialists say they have witnessed a huge jump in the number …
Post Diwali, city roads are littered with the remnants of fireworks. The deluge of garbage, including empty bottles used to light off rockets, cardboard boxes and gift wrappers are seen strewn across every nook and corner of the city. In most residential and industrial areas, cracker waste formed an additional …
The Ludhiana Municipal Corporation on Thursday gave detailed presentations on eight projects, including water supply, sewerage, Buddha Nullah, city bus service, street lighting and solid waste management, to a team of World Bank consultants. The consultants had arrived in the city on Wednesday. The meeting was held at MC Commissioner …
