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 …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rajender Gangsari Vs State of Uttarakhand dated 20/10/2022. The Pachwadun Sanyukt Samiti filed a petition, complaining about illegal establishment of waste processing unit by Nagar Nigam Dehradun at Shishambada Selakui which is polluting river Aasan, contaminating ground water and causing …
As per the direction issued on July 1 by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) officials in the state have started a drive against all the Food Business Operators (FBO) running without permission in the city. The drive is to address four types of non-compliance which include …
Dehradun: Despite being relegated to 384th spot in the recently declared Swachh Survekshan 2019, the Dehradun Municipal Corporation (DMC) seems to be paying no attention to the pressing problem of heaps of garbage being set on fire in many parts of the city. Be it at the heart of city …
Dehradun: Turmeric is known for its bright yellow colour. But on Monday morning, Haldi — name of a SpiceJet Q400 turboprop — coloured Indian skies green by becoming the first aircraft with passengers to fly on biofuel when it flew from Dehradun to Delhi. As it landed at IGI Airport, …
DEHRADUN: District magistrate SA Murugesan held a meeting with Uttarakhand environment protection and pollution control board (UEPPCB) on Thursday and instructed the public works department (PWD) to cover construction sites from all sides to prevent rise in air pollution levels. In another significant decision, the DM said that the administration …
Dehradun: Clean Air Asia (CAA), an organization that is working towards clean air management in around 1,000 cities across Asia, including five in India, will now monitor pollution levels in Dehradun, the first north Indian city where CAA’s projects will be executed. After deliberation on ways to track and reduce …
DEHRADUN: A year after Uttarakhand witnessed over 700 cases of dengue; the Dehradun Municipal Corporation (DMC) has decided to initiate steps at the earliest to check spread of malaria and dengue in the city. As part of the plan, testing of water samples from across the city will be done …
The much-awaited Solid Waste management Compost Plant at Shishambara here has begun functioning today. The plant intends to solve the waste-management problems of the city, by ensuring that the waste generated is converted into manure. “We were forced to spend money to look for ways for disposing off the waste …
DEHRADUN: The Uttarakhand health department has sounded an alert after recording four swine flu deaths in the last eight days. According to the health department, since January this year 21 cases were reported from the state, of which 17 were positive. All four —one from Tehri, one from Pauri and …
Chief Minister Trivendra Rawat has laid stress on importance of cleanliness of rivers in the state. The Chief Minister was addressing a gathering after taking part in the Suswa river cleanliness campaign at Mothrowala in Dehradun today. The campaign was organised by the U Turn Foundation, a voluntary organisation. Rawat …
Dehradun: The Government Doon Medical College (GDMC) hospital is allegedly not conducting chikungunya tests for suspected patients, due to which they are now being referred to private clinics where they are forced to spend up to Rs 1,000 per test. GDMC officials say they don’t have trained technicians for conducting …
DEHRADUN: A number of city residents, incensed at the blatant encroachment by slum dwellers and builders who have started construction work in the ecologically-fragile Rispana valley on the outskirts of Dehradun, are planning to approach the National Green Tribunal (NGT) for redressal. The Rispana river which starts from Mussoorie and …
DEHRADUN: The Times of India organised the TOI Green Drive, an initiative to 'plant a breath of fresh air for Dehradun' in Clement Town on Monday. The first day of the campaign, which aims to plant over 10,000 trees in a period of three days, saw approximately 3,000 saplings being …
DEHRADUN: Human rights commission of Uttarakhand pulled up health department for its laxity in combating dengue menace in Dehradun, on a complaint of a human rights activist from Dehradun. The commission has directed, director general health, principal secretary (home), and also secretary, urban development to submit status report regarding what …
DEHRADUN: With 16 more patients identified on Sunday the number of dengue patients in state has now gone up to 122 from 106 on Saturday. The health department is worried about new areas such as Bhandari Bagh, THDC Colony and Kargi being infested with the virus. Out of 16 positive …
DEHRADUN: Twenty new cases of dengue from Pathribagh were registered by the health department on Thursday, taking the total count of patients to an alarming 84. The numbers may increase further as the health department officials collected over 22 fresh blood samples from Pathribagh. The Dehradun CMO office has directed …
DEHRADUN: The rising dengue cases have shifted the focus of nagar nigam to aggressive fogging and proper waste disposal in the city. Talking to TOI, Dr Kailash Gunjyal, health officer, nagar nigam, said, "Since the outbreak we have been focusing more on Kargi and Pathribagh by using the method of …
CMO Y S Thapaliyal said the situation was under control with the condition of all patients improving. In an alarming situation, at least 41 people have been tested positive for dengue in the last two days in Dehradun, the state health department said on Tuesday. However, CMO Y S Thapaliyal …
Another dengue positive patient of this season in Dehradun has come from Pathribagh in Patel Nagar. Earlier this month on July 6, first patient of dengue of this season hailed from the same area. This patient is employed in Haridwar and stays there. As per the claims of health department …
Dehradun: A prominent Dehradun-based NGO, which tested drinking water quality of 60 wards of the city including some VIP areas, has come out with alarming conclusions. The one-month long study found high level of chlorine and some other toxic elements in the water supplied by Jal Nigam. Surprisingly, the NGO …
