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 …
In an innovative move, a pitcher or ghada-shaped pots with Gangajal would be placed at 10 spots across the city. These pitchers would act as a bin for the religious waste, including ash from households. The proposal, inspired by a similar arrangement in Hussain Sagar, Hyderabad, was made by the …
Ensuring a environment friendly journey for passengers as many as three trains running from Varanasi Cantonment Railway Station have received bio-toilets in different coaches. The bio toilets have been fitted in the coaches under a special initiative by Indian Railways started from 2011. According to chief area manager, Northern Railways, …
The holy city struggling to get rid of the problems of solid waste management might soon get some relief as the segregation process of the garbage has started at Solid Waste Management (SWM) plant at Kadsada. According to project manager, SWM plant, GH Mitra, the segregation process started from Sunday …
After the district magistrate Pranjal Yadav got miffed over the poor state of the ghats on Tuesday, the officials of the Varanasi Municipal Corporation are camping on the city ghats in order to get them in shape before the festivities of Dala Chhath which commences on Wednesday and would end …
The sale of fire-crackers is reaching its peak. Markets are full of 'rockets', multi-coloured sparklers and 'bombs'. Shopkeepers pointed out that families are splurging from Rs 500 to Rs 20,000 on firecrackers. However, there are people who do not like the momentary joy brought by fire-crackers. Many youngsters, who seem …
It has been a year since Varanasi associated itself with the Green Pilgrimage Network but it is yet to start working on the project. The India chapter of the Green Pilgrimage Network (GPN) was launched on October 15, 2013 in Hyderabad, which was organized by the International Council for Local …
पूर्वाचल में रविवार से हो रही बारिश ने जमकर कहर बरपाया। वाराणसी और आसपास के जिलों में बड़ी संख्या में पेड़, मकान, बिजली के खंभे आदि धराशाई हो गए। गोरखपुर-बस्ती मंडल के जिलों का यही हाल रहा। देवरिया और कुशीनगर में कई स्थानों पर सड़कों पर पानी भर गया है। …
Though more than a year has passed since the E-waste (Management and Handling) Rules came into effect in May 2012, their implementation is still in a nascent stage, at least in Varanasi, one of the major cities of Uttar Pradesh. In fact, the state ranks fourth among the 10 largest …
: In answer to queries posed under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, project manager of Ganga Pollution Control Unit has diverted most of the questions to other departments and ministries and has demanded payment of Rs 5 for every 15 minutes for going through whatever details the board has …
Over 17 lakh people have been hit by the floods in Uttar Pradesh, where the situation continued to remain grim with the swollen rivers inundating thousands of villages and the death toll in the deluge and other rain-related mishaps climbing to 280. Two persons died Sunday in Auraiya district in …
With the data provided by the Centre for Pollution Control (CPC), it has been found that majority of the city hospitals have been flouting the norms for biomedical waste treatment. CPC is a private organization, authorized by the VMC to collect and treat the biomedical waste from the city hospitals. …
Illegal mining in Uttar Pradesh between 2005-11 caused a loss of Rs 1,400 crore to the exchequer, says a draft report of the comptroller & auditor general. The report, prepared on the activities of state geology and mining directorate, belies state government's claims on checking illegal mining and indicates that …
Not just in Gautam Budh Nagar, where former SDM Durga Shakti Nagpal is believed to have been suspended for taking on the sand mafia, illegal mining activities have shot up across UP with no fresh leases being given over the past year in the absence of environment clearances. “With no …
VARANASI: Taking an environment friendly step, the Sewapuri block office of Varanasi district will soon be turning to solar energy for all its energy needs in coming months. Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency (UPNEDA) is going to set up a 10 KV solar plant in the block …
The Varanasi Municipal Corporation (VMC) had prepared the CSP with support from GIZ-ASEM (German International Cooperation), Consortium for DEWATS Dissemination Society (CDD), Bangalore and CEPT University, Ahmedabad, in 2011. The plan is driven by the vision of 100% sanitation as per NUSP guidelines, envisaging that by 2020, the city would …
The Centre for Pollution Control (CPC), the agency authorised by Centre Pollution Control Board for the treatment of bio-medical waste, has as many 280 registered health-care establishments which take it service. There are 700 healthcare establishments in the city. An MoU signed between the CPC and Varanasi Municipal Corporation (VMC) …
There are no rules by which one can dispose of medical waste that is generated at home. Varanasi Municipal Corporation (VMC) has no guidelines for disposal of used bandages, sanitary napkins, wet cotton, blades, disposable diapers, insulin syringes, used condoms or any material contaminated with body fluid, blood or antiseptics …
VARANASI: District health department is not holding any awareness programme to mark World No Tobacco Day on Friday. Chief medical officer MP Chaurasia is waiting for guidelines from the authorities. World No Tobacco Day is observed on May 31. This year, the theme is 'Free Yourself'. Tobacco kills nearly six …
Is Varanasi heading towards epidemics? So far, overflowing sewage, heaps of dumped garbage, contaminated water supply through taps were hinting this situation. But now even the records of the health department have declared that as many as 46 localities in urban area and 64 villages from eight blocks of the …
Ganga, the holiest river that has been washing people's sins and granting 'moksha' since time immemorial, today itself needs attention of those who call it 'mother'. Though a number of projects and programmes are being implemented by government and non-governmental organisations to clean Ganga, no significant improvement is being noticed …
