Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Medical Pollution Control Committee Vs State of Uttarakhand & Others dated 06/03/2023. The appeal has been filed against grant of Environmental Clearance (EC) by SEIAA, Uttarakhand in favour of M/s Bharat Environment Solutions for proposed Common Bio Medical Waste Treatment …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Medical Pollution Control Committee Vs State of Uttarakhand & Others dated 06/03/2023. The appeal has been filed against grant of Environmental Clearance (EC) by SEIAA, Uttarakhand in favour of M/s Bharat Environment Solutions for proposed Common Bio Medical Waste Treatment …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sudhir Joshi Vs State of Uttarakhand dated 11/01/2023. An application was filed before the NGT by Sudhir Joshi, Adhayakasha, Jaiv Vividha Prapandhan Samiti Gram Panchayal, village Baagi, P.O. Bhogpur, district Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The complaint is that during construction of 12 …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Uttam Singh Bhandari Vs State of Uttarakhand & Others dated 06/09/2019 regarding leakage from the power plant channel of Srinagar Hydroelectric Project and to ensure safety of the lives of the residents of Villages Mangsu, Surasu, Naur Thaapli in Tehri …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Jaya Prakash Dabral Vs Prime Minister Gramin Sadak Yojana & Others dated 30/11/2018 regarding construction of road from Bihar village to Chehni village in the Tirthan Valley via a pristine deodar forest. National Green Tribunal directs the Principal Chief Conservators …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Basant Pant, Editor Dehradun Ki Jhalak Vs. State of Uttarakhand dated 09/10/2018. Proceedings have been initiated in this matter on a letter alleging that there is lot of waste dumped in the area from Kaddukhal Bazar to Surkanda Devi Temple …
The Environment Ministry's Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) on river valley and hydroelectric projects has recommended a three-year extension to the validity of the environmental clearance (EC) for the Vishnugad-Pipalkoti hydel project in Chamoli district. The EAC's recommendation, though, comes even as the National Green Tribunal's (NGT's) principal bench imposed a …
Dehradun: Pheti Kimoda village of Jaunpur area in Tehri has been selected for running a pilot project for strengthening climate resilience of forest-based communities. The village was one of the top ranking sites featured in the vulnerability-risk assessment of the climate change wing of the forest depts. The villagers were …
Climate variability and changes are the emerging challenges for Indian agriculture with the growing population to ensure national food security. A study was conducted to assess the Climatic Change effects in medium to low altitude areas of the Himalayan region causing changes in land use and cereal crop productivity with …
DEHRADUN: With heavy rain and frequent landslides blocking more than 130 roads in various districts of Uttarakhand, patients from far-flung areas are struggling to reach hospitals. The state government seems helpless as reports trickle in of the sick and the dead. As many as five patients have lost their lives …
Over 700 families in Tehri have been left temporarily homeless after heavy rainfall and thunderstorms wreaked havoc in the hill district of Garhwal. The death toll from rain and storm in Uttarkashi and Tehri rose to four on Monday while two persons are missing. Hundreds of houses were caught in …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rajiv Savara Vs Darrameks Hotels & Developers Pvt. Ltd. & Others dated 21/03/2016 regarding illegal construction for commercial purposes as well as commercial activities on the river banks, the flood plains and the river bed of River Ganga in Rishikesh …
The provision of declaring Biodiversity Heritage Sites (BHS) in the National Biodiversity Act 2002 provides an opportunity to give recognition to the community initiatives vis-a-vis the institution of the sacred natural sites (SNS). In brief, the salient feature of the Biodiversity Act 2002, as relates to the BHS, is that …
Sixty species of bird and 70 species of butterfly were recorded in the Devalsari nature and bird training course held in Tehri district recently. Devalsari falls in the Aglar valley of Tehri Garhwal district, about 55 km from Mussoorie. The area has stunning deodar forests along with oak and rhododendron …
Situation continues to remain tense in Maletha village where residents have been protesting against the functioning of stone crushers since August 2014. Located between Srinagar and Tehri, the village has a strong agrarian economy and a migration rate of less than 1% - something that could change if the stone …
Considering the scope for fruit cultivation on step farms, apple growing was encouraged in the Chamba-Mussoorie fruit belt. But, of late, global warming has reduced the sweetness of apples. The prolonged Government apathy and the dwindling production in the region has put a question mark on the prospects of apple …
The Tehri dam oustees have demanded from the state government to take effective and timely steps to address their grievances. They expressed concern that the memorandum highlighting their demands was submitted to the officials of the Tehri hydro power project many times, but their demands were still pending. They have …
The human-leopard conflict in Uttarakhand continues unabated especially in the mountainous regions of the State with an old man being killed in his courtyard following a leopard attack past Tuesday midnight at a village in Ghansali. The latest attack being the second such incident in the region within a month, …
Five persons were killed in landslide following a cloudburst at Jakhnyali village in Tehri district of Uttarakhand early on Thursday. Tehri District Magistrate Yugal Kishore Pant said, “Five bodies have been recovered and one is missing. Search operations are going on.” The victims include two children and two elderly women. …
Waste generated in construction activities and debris from Chamba town are being dumped into the Henwal river. In blatant violation of the regulations, such waste is being dumped consistently in this river. Apart from contamination, such dumping also affects the channel of the river which in turn may exacerbate the …
Government today said it is reviewing some of the hydro power projects in the country to ensure that the country gets enough clean energy without hurting the ecology. Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said government was sensitive to the concerns expressed by some states, including Assam, over some of the hydro …
