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 …
Contamination Of Water Rings Alarm Bell An unexplained boil could be the beginning of a big problem for Brajendra Kumar who lives in an arsenic-affected Vishwas Khand area of Gomtinagar in the city. “It looks like keratosis or patching of skin that may be related to arsenic toxicity,“ said Dr …
Union Min To Gauge Level Of Pollution In River Gomti which supplies around 300 MLD of raw water to Aishbagh and about 120 MLD to Balaganj waterworks daily fulfilling water needs of more than half of Lucknow’s population is polluted to a dangerous extent by continuous sewage discharge. On recommendations …
LUCKNOW: About 16 people die and 58 are injured every hour in India due to road accidents - the death rate, in fact, is equivalent to wiping out about 40 per cent of the population of a small nation like Maldives in a year. And Delhi has the highest number …
LUCKNOW: The groundwater level of Lucknow continues to deplete at an alarming rate due to unregulated and excessive extraction and relentless concretization of green zones. According to a latest report from the groundwater department, the average drop in the past year was around 84cm in comparison to 73cm in 2010-11. …
LDA Gets The Power To Sanction Building Maps In 197 Villages Falling Under Zila Panchayat LDA announced to include the city's extended areas under the master plan 2031. This would empower LDA to approve maps in these areas. Currently, it is done by zila panchayats. There has always been a …
ALLAHABAD: Sangam City continued to reel under intense heat and hot weather conditions with mercury hovering over 46.5 degree Celsius, the decade's second highest temperature for consecutive second day. On Saturday the temperature from local air force office was recorded at 46.5 degree Celsius, making it the second hottest day …
Bharatiya Janata Party MP from Mathura, Hema Malini, said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had assured her to include the river Yamuna in the 'Clean Ganga Campaign', which is on the priority of the National Democratic Alliance Government's agenda. "I had a discussion with the PM and he assured me …
LUCKNOW: Quality of life in the city has taken a severe beating from noise pollution, subjecting citizens to risks of disturbed sleep patterns and high blood pressure. The study on noise pollution in the city conducted by the CSIR-Indian Institute of toxicology research in April-May 2013-14, released on Thursday, reveals …
LUCKNOW: Level of air pollution in the city is higher than it was in previous pre-monsoon assessments. Ambient air quality prior to onset of rains, according to report released by the Indian Institute of Toxicology Research on World Environment Day, does not bode well for health of Lucknowites. "Pollutant concentrations …
Indian Institute of Toxicology Research report cites addition of 1,28,217 vehicles on capital roads as main reason. Charbagh has emerged as the most polluted area in Lucknow, according to a bi-annual report released by Indian Institute of Toxicology Research Thursday on World Environment Day. According to the report by the …
Only two of the 200-odd high rise buildings in the city are following the Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC), a set of guidelines to promote power efficiency in the construction sector. The fact came to the fore at a programme organised by UP Power Corporation Limited here on Wednesday. “Only …
Marine Fauna Dying, Offenders Never Held Some 25 years back, Gomti had a thriving ecosystem which gave the river its special character. “The river was full of fishes, crabs, prawns and turtles with water birds and small birds feeding on its fauna and nesting on trees on its banks. But …
The river Gomti is reeling under multiple ailments which need a multi-pronged treatment. More than promises, a strong political will and sustained development plan are needed to revive the city's lifeline. Most of the river's 24 tributaries have dried up due to extensive deforestation, frequent change in land use and …
One of the dream projects of Samajwadi Party— to clean Sheesh Mahal pond and beautify its surroundings— has taken a toll on the ground water table of adjoining areas in Old City. The pond had been at the receiving end of sewage and drainage outflow from neighbouring localities because of …
Water level in the Gomti has been declining constantly with soaring heat. The situation got worse on Sunday when it reached the critical mark of 345.5 feet, beyond which it would be difficult for Jal Sansthan to run Gaughat pumping station supplying water to over 20 lakh people in the …
With the onset of summer, surge in cases of diarrhea has raised concern of authorities in the state capital. Within five days there were more than 100 cases reported of people suffering from diarrhoea after consuming contaminated water. Talking to TOI, medical superintendent of Sarojninagar community health center Dr A …
The daily hassle of checking whether garbage from your locality has been lifted or not may soon end with Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) distributing GPS (global positioning system)-enabled handsets to its sanitary inspectors tracking their daily movement across localities. A GPS tracking unit is a device that helps determine precise …
LUCKNOW: In peak summer, the constantly receding water level of Gomti river has reached a stage where it is now unable to feed the main pumping station responsible to supply to half the city. The water level in Gaughat pumping station at Thakurganj has dipped to a bare minimum level …
Packed With Fine Particles That Damage Heart, Lungs: WHO New Delhi: Delhi has the most polluted air in the world. A World Health Organization (WHO) air quality database of 1,600 cities and 91 countries released on Wednesday shows that the concentration of PM2.5 (fine, respirable particles) is the highest in …
The Jal Kal department has responded to an RTI query that the water supply in city is pure and fit for drinking and that people use RO and filters only for their satisfaction, though it is not required. The response has raised many eyebrows as complaints of contaminated supply have …
