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 …
Kolkata, 11 Oct: The noise level and other environment-related parameters would be monitored by the West Bengal Pollution Control Board during the Puja festival beginning this week. A number of teams will monitor noise pollution from microphones and crackers from 13 October till October 17 in and around Kolkata, WBPCB …
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.
In an unseemly hurry the state finance minister, Mr Asim Dasgupta, today announced that the state government would declare eight districts drought-affected if there is a rainfall deficit till 15 August which is the deadline for paddy transplantation.The prior announcement which was made apparently to help the farmers put their …
Fireworks display during festive celebrations can cause acute short term air pollution. Deepawali –the festival of light– is celebrated in India, every year during October or November with great fireworks display. Concentration of air pollutants such as SPM (suspended particulate matter), PM10, PM2.5, SO2 y NO2 were monitored for six …
A quiet movement in health care has been unfolding in the rural interiors of West Bengal, improving the lives of thousands of people in villages where no doctor has ever been before. It is an effort defined by vision and commitment and is far removed from the CPI(M)-led Left Front, …
Kolkata: Land acquisition in Bengal has taken a backseat. But in some pockets, a reverse trend is emerging. Over the past few months, owners of small plots in several parts of the state and in some cases, groups of farmers have been asking the administration to help in selling off …
A study conducted by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has found that the industries located in Haldia and Howrah add more to air pollution levels than those in Durgapur and Asansol. The study titled ~ Comprehensive Environmental Assessment of Industrial Clusters, was placed before the Union environment minister Mr …
Aila devastation in Howrah. Pictures by Gopal Senapati Garbage dumped on the Howrah bank of the Hooghly A chimney of an industrial unit belches out polluting fumes A rare political unanimity has enabled Howrah to come up with a long-term plan to combat climate change, apparently a first in the …
Railway minister Miss Mamata Banerjee today announced a slew of proposals that included Metro Railway extension to Howrah and Hooghly districts and computerised reservation counters in city and district courts. The minister announced the proposals at the inauguration of the renovated computerised railway reservation centre at Rabindra Sadan this afternoon. …
A Division Bench of Justice Mr Aniruddha Bose and Justice Mr Sanjib Banerjee of Calcutta High Court today directed the West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) to inquire into the possibility of any construction work harming a 2,000-bigha waterbody in Howrah and file a report by 30 October. The matter …
Ananya Dutta KOLKATA: The flood situation in five southern districts of West Bengal is serious with the death toll going up to three and 14.5 lakh people affected. More than 37,000 people have been rendered homeless. Describing the situation as grim, State Finance Minister Asim Dasgupta said here on Wednesday …
Ananya Dutta KOLKATA: Two people were killed and nearly 11.5 lakh affected in certain districts of south Bengal by floods caused when large quantities of water were released over the past two days from the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) reservoirs . StateFinance Minister Asim Dasgupta held a meeting with the …
Vast stretches of Howrah, Hooghly, the two Midnapores and Burdwan could go under water tomorrow as the DVC released 2.5 lakh cusecs today following heavy rain in Jharkhand and parts of Bengal. Water is flowing above the danger level in the Kangshabati, Shilabati, Gandheswari and Damodar. In southern Bank-ura, villages …
Ananya Dutta KOLKATA: Twenty-three persons were killed when a severe cyclonic storm accompanied by heavy rain brought by Cyclone Aila lashed the city and some districts of West Bengal on Monday. The death toll could be higher: reports from the districts were only coming in. Many people were injured. The …
Residents of two villages in Howrah ~ which were declared Nirmal Gram by the Centre ~ do not have safe drinking water, basic sanitation system and power. The two villages ~ Subhas Pally and Madhya Joypur Christian Para ~ are located near Sapuipara-Basukati and Nischinda gram panchayats respectively. These two …
Marsh Mongoose Herpestes palustris is the only extant endemic mammal of the East Kolkata wetlands, which has been declared a RAMSAR site in 2002. Since its first description by the scientists of the Zoological Survey of India, the population of this species has dwindled to an alarming state due to …
Howrah is set to face another dry summer with the municipal authorities not drawing up a plan to solve problems in the supply of surface water. For several years, taps have been running dry in Howrah in summer forcing residents to queue up for hours for a bucket of water. …
ROMILA SAHA Birds at the Santragachhi jheel. (Sanat Kumar Sinha) Fewer birds have made the Santragachhi jheel their home this winter. Overgrowth of water hyacinth in the 13,75,000sq ft lake, the largest hub of waterfowl around the city, could be one of the reasons, according to experts. Last year, 5,152 …
A STAFF REPORTER Calcutta, Jan. 14: Food and beverage company PepsiCo today announced its decision to pump an additional Rs 250 crore into its factory at Sankrail, Howrah. PepsiCo subsidiary Frito-Lay manufactures and markets a variety of chips and snacks from the Rs 500-crore unit.
