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 …
Sukhdeep Kaur As many parts of the country see protests over land acquisition for projects, Punjab is sticking to its theory that what counts is the size of the compensation. Setting new benchmarks in land prices, the state government has been offering a much higher compensation than even the prevailing …
The illegal mining is going on unchecked in different parts of Mohali district despite Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal having recently issued warnings to those indulging in the illegal business. Earlier the reports of illegal mining were mostly received from villages and river beds but now the mafia has …
Mohali dumping ground : High Court orders to select alternate site Another site proposed for the setting up of a common municipal solid waste management facility (garbage dumping ground) at Swara-Rasanheri-Jhanjeri villages on Mohali
The judgment pertaining to the Bhopal gas tragedy has led to much discussion throughout the country. People have expressed displeasure at the verdict announced and social activists are holding protests demanding review of the judgment, in order to provide higher compensation to the victims. The residents of the city have …
The Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) has admitted that the sewage of Chandigarh and Mohali was being discharged into the seasonal N-choe, which originates from Chandigarh and passes through various parts of the city before reaching Mohali. The sewage treatment plant (STP) has been lying defunct for over two …
Puts official machinery on flood protection duty Mohali Deputy Commissioner Prabhjot Singh Mand on Tuesday issued directions to free all canals and seasonal rivulets passing through this district from encroachments and other obstructions, if any, in the flow of water on their beds. Chairing a joint meeting of the district …
Keeping in view the widening gap between availability and demand of potable water in Mohali, the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) has begun work to install 10 new tubewells in different parts of the city. Accepting the request of the Mohali Municipal Council (MC), which had expressed inability to …
Mohali district is lagging behind in the ongoing procurement of wheat. The first 20 days of the procurement season has a shortfall of over 1,400 tonnes of wheat as compared to the wheat procured last year. Official figures revealed that as many as 53,348 tonnes of wheat was procured at …
Announces compensation of Rs 1.5 cr per acre The first urban residential estate of Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA), Airport City, today moved another step forward with the formal announcement of cash compensation for 771.34 acres of land under acquisition for the independent township in the vicinity of upcoming …
As many as 28590 tonnes of wheat was procured from eleven grain markets in Mohali district till Thursday evening. While maximum wheat of 5812 tonnes was purchased by Punsup, Punjab Warehousing Corporation has procured 5791 tonnes, Markfed 5598 tonnes, Punjab Agro 4965 tonnes, Pungrain 3774 tonnes and FCI 2650 tonnes …
With no additional canal water, 15 new tubewells approved Mohali is short of 7 million gallons daily (MGD) water for drinking purposes and this figure shoots up to 10 MGD in peak summer (May to July). At present, 28 tubewells and Kajauli water quench thirst of over 3 lakh residents …
Residents of Rassenheri village near Mohali have approached the Punjab and Haryana High Court for quashing the notifications issued under Section 4 and 6 of the Land Acquisition Act for acquiring land for a dumping ground in proximity to their houses. The proposed location of the dumping ground in Sector …
To prevent wastage of water this summer, the civic authorities in Chandigarh and Mohali have imposed a ban on washing cars and courtyards and watering lawns in the morning hours (5.30 to 9 am). The ban would come into effect from April 1 and continue till June 30. The violation …
In order to ease water crisis in the city, Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) has formally approved the installation of 10 new tubewells in different parts of the city to quench the thirst of residents in the coming summer season. Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, who is also …
Under its corporate social responsibility initiative, the public sector undertaking will plant 1,500 saplings The Chandigarh International Airport, coming up at Mohali, will have as many as 1,500 silver oak trees under its green cover. This variety has been selected among others because its easy to maintain and attracts the …
Kulwinder Sangha Mohali, March 4 Keeping the welfare of residents in mind, the department of water supply and sanitation has decided not to go in for water rationing in Mohali in the coming months as was being done during the past many years during summers. The authorities concerned are changing …
