Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Chennai Citizen Connect: Captain Cotton Canal nearly choked due to garbage dumping appearing in the DT Next dated 11.05.2025". The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Chennai Citizen Connect: Captain Cotton …
The NGT, November 1, 2023 directed the Principal Secretary, Urban Development, Himachal Pradesh and the Chief Executive Officer of the Municipal Council, Hamirpur to inform the tribunal on the next date of hearing on the steps taken to dispose of municipal waste within the Municipal Council, Hamirpur. Action taken report …
Action taken report on behalf of Himachal Pradesh through Principal Secretary (Urban Development) in compliance to the National Green Tribunal order dated July 21, 2023. The matter related to legacy waste at forest land in Hamirpur. Municipal Council, Hamirpur said that it is not using forest land for dumping purposes. …
Dark streets in the capital city will be a thing of the past. Now these will be illuminated by LED lights through a smart streetlighting project launched here today by Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh. Virbhadra named the project as the Rajiv Gandhi Illuminating Scheme for Hill Town Advancement on his …
Remote tribal areas facing low voltage and frequent power cuts can look forward to reliable power supply as HIMURJA has prepared plans for the phase-II of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission, envisaging a 2-MW solar power plant at Kaza in the tribal Spiti valley and 50 solar power plants …
The Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) has urged the Centre to provide an additional 1,000 buses to it under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) for Himachal to improve its services in the hill state. Addressing a press conference here today, Transport Minister GS Bali said of the …
The state government will urge the Central Empowered Committee to exclude trees on private land from the working plan of the Forest Department in Kangra, Una and Hamirpur so that the locals can get relief from the century old law. Replying to a Private Member Resolution moved by Manohar Dhiman …
New Delhi: Two years ago, 10 small villages along Yamuna were selected for a river restoration project. The Nadi Mitra Mandalis were given an action plan that included natural and organic farming, waste water management, improvement in sanitation, catchment restoration, and assessment of the river and village health. Children were …
Fires have wreaked havoc on the vulnerable pine forests in Mandi and other districts of hill State Himachal Pradesh, resulting in loss of invaluable forest wealth, besides widespread environmental degradation. Many forests in Mandi and the adjoining districts of Kulu, Kangra, Bilaspur and Hamirpur have been engulfed by fire in …
Shimla: The European Union (EU) has approved a Rs 7-crore city sanitation project for the state capital along with capacity building and awareness in four other municipalities in Himachal Pradesh. The erstwhile summer capital of the British, a pale shadow of its glorious past, was ranked at the 293rd position …
The long winter season in the upper reaches of Himachal has raised hope of a quality apple crop in the upcoming season. This is good news for apple growers, as last year, despite a bumper crop, the growers had to pick small fruit due to early flowering in the month …
Hamirpur: Officials of the state wildlife department have spotted a new migratory bird named pied avocet in the famous Pong Dam wetlands this season, for the first time. This bird was spotted on January 17 by range forest officer DS Dadwal of the department located at the Pong Dam. Divisional …
