Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Salboni Apartment Owner’s Association Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 15/05/2025. The matter related to restoration of the Salboni Jheel, Kolkata, West Bengal. The NGT directed the West Bengal Pollution Control Board to place …
“We will work in coordination with police. We have already conducted a series of meetings with police,” Kalyan Rudra, Chairman of West Bengal Pollution Control Board, told The Indian Express The West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) will work with Kolkata Police to ensure the noise limit of 90 decibel …
KOLKATA: After reviewing the vector-control measures in its MMiC meeting, the Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation is setting up medical camps in the most-affected wards. Since thousands are converging at the township to watch U-17 World Cup matches, the civic body is leaving no stone unturned to keep dengue at bay. Ever …
KOLKATA: If Delhi is the worst polluted city in India on Diwali night, Kolkata is not far behind. The pollution level in Kolkata, which remains within the limit most of the time of the year, spikes during Diwali night and almost catches up Delhi's pollution levels. With reports of huge …
The Ministry of Shipping (MoS) has flagged concerns regarding the award for work for Haldia multi-modal terminal even as a final order on Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) clearance is pending. In an advisory sent in August, the MoS told the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI), that it should have …
West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) appeals to public to avoid bursting firecrackers on Diwali. Chairman of West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB), Dr Kalyan Rudra referred to the Supreme Court order on banning fireworks in Delhi and said that a similar ruling would be better for Kolkata as well. …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Sunil Mondal Vs West Bengal Pollution Control Board & Others dated 12/10/2017 regarding hotels in Burdwan town not complying with pollution norms. NGT has asked for a list of non-compliant hotels along with the names of …
KOLKATA: The dengue serotype that is stalking the city this time around is deadlier than usual. The health department has said that the strains this time are type two (Den 2) and four (Den 4), perhaps explaining why the disease has claimed more than 20 lives in and around the …
KOLKATA: There is a fresh outbreak of dengue in parts of Garfa and Jadavpur with at least two deaths being reported from the areas in last three days. Most of the cases, in which patients had to be admitted to hospitals, were reported during Durga Puja. Gulnar Khan (16), a …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Ambar Nath Sengupta Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 06/10/2017 regarding pollution of river Hooghly after immersion of idols during various Puja festivals. Further direction has been sought for against the WBSPCB to constitute …
KOLKATA: The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Eastern Zone Bench, on Tuesday , imposed a total ban on the use of loudspeakers without sound limiters.Civic bodies and panchayats have been ordered to stop issuing trade licences to establishments renting out loudspeakers and associated equipment unless they have sufficient number of sound …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Subhas Datta Vs Ministry of Railways & Others dated 04/10/2017 regarding waste management of Howrah Railway Station. NGT directs periodical inspections of the railway station and its vicinity to ensure compliance of the pollution norms and …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Subhash Datta Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 03/10/2017 regarding noise pollution and resultant health hazards. In the affidavit/action taken report filed on behalf of the State PCB, it is stated that all together …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Biswajit Mukherjee Vs Union of India & Others dated 21/09/2017 regarding grant of licence for setting up fire cracker manufacturing units in the State of West Bengal. Tribunal directs the Addl. Chief Secretary, in-charge of Industry, …
KOLKATA: The twin dengue deaths in Kasba last week has shaken the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) authorities into action. The KMC health department has created a Rapid Action Force (RAF) team for dengue prevention in Kasba and Ballygunge and some areas off Eastern Metropolitan Bypass, where dengue cases have been …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Krishna Roy Choudhury Vs The Secretary, Irrigation & Waterways Department of Government of West Bengal & Others dated 11/09/2017 regarding sand mining in Damodar river. NGT directs the Irrigation & Waterways Deptt. Govt. of West Bengal …
Pheasants and Finches - two of the flagship Himalayan species seem to be reeling under the threat of climate change, states the preliminary findings of survey by Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS). In the times when gloom of climate change seems to be affecting the world environment, studying its impact …
Kolkata: The dengue sting has reached the Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation area that recorded its first death this year at Kestopur's Prafulla Kanan on Wednesday. Barely 5km from Madhugarh in South Dum Dum — the epicentre of dengue this season — the neighbourhood is perilously close to the Kolkata civic area. …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Ganga Prasad Goswami Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 06/09/2017 regarding use of outdated technology by black smiths causing air and noise pollution. Counsel for the State PCB states that such units should not …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Bhanu Dehuri Vs Director, Directorate of Mines Minerals & Others dated 05/09/2017 regarding illegal mining of sand in Jhargram and West Midnapur districts of West Bengal. The Tribunal while disposing of this Application directs the authorities …
The West Bengal Pollution Control Board is providing over 700 sound monitors to the police in Kolkata as well as other districts to help them curb noise pollution, an official said on Wednesday. “We have procured these devices and supplying it to the police in Kolkata, Howrah and other districts …
