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 …
The Trinamul Congress-run civic body plans to levy parking fees on vehicles on 63 more roads and create legal parking space for around 500 more vehicles. At present, there are roadside parking facilities on over 275 roads. Mayoral council member Rajib Deb held a meeting on Tuesday with the assistant …
The steady decline in the ground water level across the state has prompted the government to launch a $300m World Bank-funded irrigation project that will include recharging of underground aquifers. The state water investigation and development minister, Srikumar Mukherjee, said the five-month project was aimed at making
Kolkata, 14 Nov: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that the number of diabetics in India might leap to 80 million from the present 32 million by the year 2030. The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) has, however, reported that the number of 50.8 million diabetics in the country now …
Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has asked a Chennai- based NGO to conduct an area-wise survey for implementing an effective solid waste management project in the city, member mayor-in-council (Solid waste management), Mr Debabrata Majumder, said today. The six-member team of the NGO, Indian Green Service (IGS), visited KMC and later …
KOLKATA, 28 OCT: A water deficit of 48 per cent will hit West Bengal by next year and this will rise up to 59 per cent by 2015, said Mr Srikumar Mukherjee, minister of state for civil defence and water resources today. Mr Mukherjee said that the water deficit in …
KOLKATA 21 OCT: With a rise in dengue cases in the city, doctors have warned residents to remove stagnant water in their homes to avoid breeding of mosquitoes. Mr Atin Ghosh, member, mayor in council (health), said the civic authorities will put up flex boards soon on auto-rickshaws specifying dos …
Investments of over Rs 750 crore are expected to be made in infrastructure projects in West Bengal, particularly in Kolkata and the suburbs, if proposals to build several roads, overbridges and flyovers are cleared by the Centre. Proposals have been placed for clearance under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal …
Bhagabati Prosad Banerjee, the former high court judge who had delivered a landmark verdict to stop noise pollution, wants regular supervision and monitoring by the judiciary so that sound norms are not violated during the festive season.
Residents of vast areas in Behala and Jadavpur went without drinking water from this afternoon after a pump at the Garden Reach water works of Kolkata Metropolitan Water and Sanitation Authority (KMWSA) developed mechanical snag. The pump at the Garden Reach water works developed snag at 2pm. Another pump of …
The state government is looking forward to revamping the public transportation system in order to decrease the number of private cars, and thereby reduce traffic congestion by improving public transport, said Mr Asok Bhattacharya, state minister for municipal affairs and urban development. While laying the foundation for the Bus Rapid …
KOLKATA, 11 OCT: Railway minister Miss Mamata Banerjee today inaugurated 10 battery-operated environment friendly 10-seater small vehicles at Sealdah Railway station. Miss Banerjee said the vehicles will ply between Sealdah and Howrah railway stations and will carry senior citizens and physically-challenged people free of cost. She inaugurated long-distance trains between …
Colleges are increasingly tapping solar power on campuses to promote the cause of green energy among GenX students. Top educational institutions like Jadavpur University, St Xavier
For West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, Union Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee is a spanner in the implementation of the Rs 4,847.58-crore East-West Metro railway line that will run from Salt Lake to Howrah. And intends to take up the matter with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
The state government on Tuesday blamed the railway authorities for the slow progress of the East-West Metro project that aims to connect Sector V with Howrah Maidan.
KOLKATA, 14 SEPT: The state government today held the railways responsible for the delay in commencing work for the underground portion of the East-West Metro. After a review meeting of the Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation (KMRC), convened by the chief minister today, the state transport minister, Mr Ranjit Kundu, said …
KOLKATA, 13 SEPT: While the Public Vehicles Department and the state transport department continue haggling over the numbers of two-stroke autos scrapped in almost two years after the Calcutta High Court verdict, old but repainted autos continue to rule the city suburbs. Mr Sumantra Chowdhury, state transport secretary, said that …
Calcutta got its first real taste of monsoon 2010 with Monday emerging as the wettest day of the year under the influence of a cyclonic circulation. Three months after the monsoon had entered the state, on June 13, the city received 99.2mm of rainfall till 5.30pm on Monday, beating the …
