Judgment of the Supreme Court in the matter of In Re: Zudpi Jungle Lands. A batch of applications involved a peculiar issue concerning the situation prevailing in the six districts of eastern Vidarbha region namely Nagpur, Wardha, Bhandara, Gondia, Chandrapur and Gadchiroli. The issue pertains to the status of the …
The participation of people in forest management and conservation has yielded very encouraging results in Madhya Pradesh state. The cutting of bamboos through gram Van Samities has led to cutting of a record 91,000 notional tonnes of bamboo in year 2002-03 in Balaghat district. Balaghat is the only district which …
The forest cover of Delhi has increased to 111 sq km with dense forests accounting for 38 sq km and open forests 73 sq km, the Forest Survey of India has said. The FSI report was recently released by Union minister of environment and forests.
The growing pest attack on Kail trees is posing a grave threat to the lush green forests in the Himachal Pradesh state, particularly in the surrounding areas of the capital town. The insect attack is gradually sapping trees dry. Himalayan Forest Research Institute has submitted a report which holds the …
We must all agree that cleaning and greening Goa has to be a joint venture of the Government, NGOs and the citizens. So lets get out acts together and get on with the job in hand. Golden Goa belongs to all of us and keeping it clean and green is …
Taking serious note of the rising number of trees getting uprooted during rains, the Bangalore City Corporation (BCC) has decided to adopt Arboriculture, a
The Karnataka state government has approved an important water supply project with an intention to solve acute drinking water problem in Mangalore city corporation limits and adjoining areas. A Rs 14 crore action plan has been prepared for the construction of a vented dam. No part of the land would …
During my tenure as Divisional Forest Officer in Mahasamund Forest Division, I came across the oldest teak plantation of Chhattisgarh. The Gidhpuri beat of Lavan Range of Raipur Forest Division is proud of having the oldest Teak plantation of Chhattisgarh state. The teak plantation is now 111 years old.
South of Delhi is a 6200 hectare stretch of green. This is the Asola-Bhatti area. Once, this area was barren land, but the good times began when the area was declared a reserve forest. Years of overgrazing and the cutting of wood by people from nearby villages in the Bhatti …
Less rainfall and irresponsible drawing of groundwater table, which had dropped by three metres last year, has dipped upto five metres this summer, intensifying water scarcity in Nashik district (Maharashtra). According to a recent survey of 225 wells in the district, under taken by the Groundwater Survey and Development Agency …
The House Resources Committee approved a wildfire plan today that supporters say will return forest management to people who know the forests and reduce the threat of wildfires. Democrats on the committee blasted the bill as a timber industry giveaway and said it will do little to contain the wildfire …
Patchouli cultivation can be a potential means to save forests from being denuded by needy villagers and even the timber smugglers. Besides, there is great scope for its sale within and outside India. Patchouli is a partial shade loving shrub of immense commercial value which is not grazed upon by …
The Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board has proposed a Tamil Nadu Rural Water Supply Project with financial assistance from the World Bank to give access to protected drinking water to the rural poor. During the debate for the grants for demands for his department, Local Administration Minister M …
In an effort to augment water supply in Chennai, the Tamil Nadu state government has proposed to set up a sea water desalination plant at a cost of Rs 1,500 crore. Announcing this in the State Assembly, Local Administration minister M C Sampath said that the plant with a capacity …
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa ruled out the possibility of pumping the dead storage, that is around three tmcft, from the Kandaleru reservoir in Andhra Pradesh to the Chennai city. She said the city would get water only at the end of June after the dams in Andhra Pradesh …
It is not the first time that tribals of the Wayanad district in Kerala have rebelled against the state. In fact, the recent incident at the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary in northern Kerala in February 2003 is the third of its kind. The first outburst was witnessed at the dawn of …
At least 24 trees in Navy Nagar (Mumbai) have been illegally hacked to make way for a swimming pool. The trees, reported to be both small and large ones, were located in the military parade ground opposite St. Joseph's School, near R.C. Church in Colaba. However defence public relations officer …
Construction of Forest Development Authority in the Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh has begun. South Divisional Forest Officer of Sagar, Vivek Jain informed that after setting up of the Authority, popularisation of the joint forest management committees would be affected. Moreover, coordination between the committees working would be also be …
Green cover is depleting fast and the situation is turning from bad to worse in the newly developed suburb of New Shimla of Himachal Pradesh. Coniferous trees are gradually falling prey to toxic material and household waste and have started drying up. In the past one year, more than 100 …
