Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In re : News item appearing in Hindu dated 06.10.2023 titled “Pollution takes a front seat as stubble fires spike in Punjab” dated 20/10/2023. The matter related to stubble fires in Punjab aggravating air pollution. According to the news report …
Even as the Municipal Corporation is all set to float tenders for the setting up of the Solid Waste Management Plant at Bhagtanwala tomorrow, the Amritsar-based Pollution Control Committee is gearing up to move the National Green Tribunal, opposing the move on the ground that the dumpyard site violates the …
Collapse of canal system much to blame, applications for tube wells mount With the century-old canal system collapsing, farmers are being forced to draw more and more groundwater for irrigation. Owing to sheer apathy of the authorities, a number of canal distributaries in Amritsar and Tarn Taran have not received …
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 …
Peeved about illegal mining at the banks of the Ravi river leading to the change in the course of water to Gaggrewal village, 35 km from here, village residents and mass organisations have been protesting since yesterday. In connivance with the ruling party, influential persons of the village were digging …
The Punjab and Haryana high court on Monday stayed e-auction of minor mineral quarries in 19 districts of Punjab. Division bench comprising Justice Jasbir Singh and Justice G S Sandhawalia passed the orders on a petition filed by Chandigarh resident Brinder Singh Dhillon. The petitioner had alleged that the state …
Residents of over 40 villages in Valtoha and Bhikhiwind blocks of the district are forced to fetch water from hand pumps installed outside their villages as groundwater in this area has been rendered unfit for use. Long queues of adults and children with buckets in their hands can be seen …
While the percentage of migratory birds which arrived at Harike wetland this year has gone down by almost 30 per cent, the number of species spotted has gone up by six. During a recently concluded survey, a total of 72,562 birds of 79 species were spotted. During the previous census …
Against the national average of 10% among injectable drug users, the count stands much high at 40% in Amritsar and 27% in Tarn Taran The rampant drug addiction among youths in Punjab is putting them at the risk of bigger danger — HIV infection. The HIV prevalence among injectable drug …
The Centre will be providing separate funds under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna (PMGSY) for enhancing road connectivity in the six border districts of Punjab. The proposed move would benefit Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Ferozepur, Fazilka, Taran Taran and Pathankot, according to Union rural development minister Jairam Ramesh. Also, the condition …
