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 in the matter of HC Singla Vs State of Punjab dated 31/10/2022. The matter is related to biological pollution by the Susri insect. This pollution is being caused due to decaying grains, due to negligence in storage arrangements of grains by Food Corporation of …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of H. C. Arora Vs State of Punjab & Others dated 30/06/2021 regarding illegal cutting of 176 fully grown trees in village Roshanpur, block Bhunar Heri, district Patiala, Punjab. The applicant had made a series of representations to the concerned departments, …
Two patients have died, 100 fallen ill in the past three days .At least two people have died and over a 100 fallen ill in the past three days after a reported outbreak of diarrhoea at Bathonian Khurd village in Patiala district. Two patients, suffering from acute stomach illness on …
Heritage city to get clean and safe drinking water under Rs 699-crore project, all major roads to be revamped The Punjab Chief Minister (CM), Capt Amarinder Singh, announced a slew of infrastructure projects of over Rs 150 crore for the development of Patiala on Saturday. The CM also announced that …
The Punjab Government may have put on hold the release of new tubewell connections, but the dramatic rate of fall in the ground water level is likely to continue unabated as the existing tubewells annually draw one and a half times the amount of recharge. As much as 77 per …
PATIALA: Punjab has recorded over 8,400 cases of dengue fever till Monday and the state health department has expressed fear that the number could go up further with hundreds of cases were being reported daily. Last year, 10,475 cases of dengue had been reported in Punjab. This year, Mohali district …
Patiala: The authorities of the health department as well as Patiala municipal corporation have failed to curb the dengue menace in the district with the number of cases touching 1170 mark. The number has witnessed a rise only in last two weeks. The number of dengua cases reported till last …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Amandeep Aggarwal Vs. State of Punjab & Others dated 17/01/2017 regarding construction of super-specialty government hospital in forest area, Patiala, Punjab. The Counsel appearing for the State Punjab submits that the land does not fall in the Forest Area. …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vikrant Kumar Tongad Vs. Environment Pollution (Prevention Control) Authority & Others dated 06/01/2017 regarding air pollution resulting from crop residue burning. Counsel appearing for the State of Punjab submits that they have taken District Patiala as Model District for the …
Government to launch check dam project soon; will help raise underground water Rapidly depleting water table has become a major cause of worry for farmers in various segments of Patiala district as it has dipped to new low of up to 410ft in most parts, which was at 115ft to …
With 11 deaths in just three weeks, H1N1 influenza (swine flu) is spreading its tentacles in the state. The more worrying factor is that there is almost a 50 per cent mortality rate when it comes to H1N1 in the state. According to the state’s Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP), …
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 …
The Health Department has launched a campaign to test various eatables, soft drinks and other consumable goods. Reports emerging from various districts have indicated that most drinking water samples and food items are not fit for consumption. Common forms of adulterants found in food products are artificially coloured foreign seeds …
The pollution of Patiala ki Rao has increased in recent years due to a significant increase in Nayagaon’s population in view of its proximity with Chandigarh. In a recent communication, the Chandigarh Pollution Control Committee (CPCC) has again raised the issue of rising pollution level in seasonal rivulet Patiala Ki …
Based on primary data collected from 105 farming households spread across three districts and nine villages of central Punjab, this study examines groundwater depletion and consequent shifts of the farmers from centrifugal to submersible pumps. It also documents adaptation strategies of farmers in response to groundwater depletion. Owing to groundwater …
The state of Punjab, earlier regarded as an agriculturally developed region of India, has been passing through a severe economic crisis. The capital-intensive mode of production, propagated by the green revolution in the mid-1960s, is turning out to be non-viable for the small peasantry and hence, they are being involuntarily …
Lakhs of villagers living alongside Ghaggar accuse politicians of failing to curtail floods, pollution Each time any election approaches, lakhs of villagers living alongside the Ghaggar in Patiala are promised an end to their woes arising out of the river. Apart from almost-yearly floods, the river has of late been …
Chief Minister inaugurates Rajpura plant unit; availability now exceeds last year’s peak demand Inaugurating the first unit (700 MW) of the 1,400 MW Super Critical Rajpura Thermal Power Station, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today declared Punjab "the only power surplus state in the country". With the unit's commissioning, the …
Govt says will pay compensation as per new policy, but Sidhuwal residents refuse to buy it Farmers and the district administration have locked horns after the state government’s decision to hasten land acquisition in Patiala villages ahead of the new Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation …
Chandigarh, November 24: Ending the controversy over allotment of land for disposal of waste in Patiala, the gram panchayat of Dudhar village has handed over 20 acres of land to the Patiala Municipal Corporation. Of the total eight clusters, barring Pathankot, work has already been allotted for the Ferozepur, Jalandhar …
