Around 1,480 hectares of land along the Ganga-Padma in Murshidabad district of West Bengal have been eroded during the last 15 years, according to Government of West Bengal, said Tudu. The erosion was observed in Farakka, Samsergunj, Suti-I & II, Raghunathgunj-II, Lalgola, Bhawangola-II, Raninagar-II, Jalangi blocks and Dhuliyan municipality of …
Around 1,480 hectares of land along the Ganga-Padma in Murshidabad district of West Bengal have been eroded during the last 15 years, according to Government of West Bengal, said Tudu. The erosion was observed in Farakka, Samsergunj, Suti-I & II, Raghunathgunj-II, Lalgola, Bhawangola-II, Raninagar-II, Jalangi blocks and Dhuliyan municipality of …
A dip in the Ganges is, generally speaking, synonymous with the idea of purification. But that shall no longer be so in Bengal, where the river is so polluted that it is now officially unfit for bathing. According to the latest State of Environment Report, published by the West Bengal …
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who returned to Kolkata from Delhi on Wednesday evening, asked the Centre to undertake dredging work at Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) to prevent a flood-like situation. Three more deaths have been reported from separate districts in the state that has been lashed by rain for the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of M/S Murshidabad District Brick Field Owners’ Association Vs Joydeep Mukherjee & Others dated 19/01/2016 regarding brick kilns operating without consent to operate, Murshidabad, West Bengal.
Kandi block of Murshidabad district, West Bengal is situated in the Mayurakshi–Dwarka Plain. This is one of the maximum flood-affected blocks in Murshidabad. The average frequency of occurrence of floods in the last decade is 8. This study prepares a vulnerability map of Kandi block at village level combining physical, …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Joydeep Mukherjee Vs Pollution Control Board & Ors dated 28/08/2015 regarding illegal brick fields in West Bengal.
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Samsujjoha Sarkar Vs West Bengal PCH & Others dated 05/08/2015 regarding illegal operation of brick field, Murshidabad, West Bengal.
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Susanta Kumar Roy Vs Environmental Engineer & Others dated 05/08/2015 regarding illegal operation of brick kilns without obtaining the consent to establish and consent operate from PCB in Goraipur Mouza, Choyghari Gram Panchayet, Village Goraipur within …
At least 38 people were killed in landslides triggered by incessant overnight rains in Darjeeling district in the past 24 hours, swamping homes, washing away highways and throwing normal life out of gear in the mountainous area. The police, SSB and NDRF started rescue and relief operations, and the Army’s …
National Green Tribunal's Kolkata bench on Wednesday asked the district magistrates of North and South 24-Parganas to shut down more than 600 brick kilns operating illegally in their districts. The bench of Justice Pratap Kumar Ray had taken strong action against illegal brick kilns operating in various districts earlier as …
Disease spreads to south Bengal claiming two lives in Bankura, Murshidabad With over 200 deaths reported because of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) and Japanese Encephalitis (JE) in West Bengal, the State government has urged the Centre to allow it to go in for adult vaccination programme to arrest the disease. …
Tribal school has been exposed to chimney smoke, fly ash, factory waste Sandwiched between a rice mill and a stretch of National Highway-34, a tribal school in Murshidabad district has been perpetually exposed to chimney smoke, fly ash, stench of factory waste and filthy surroundings. Neherunagar Adibasi High School at …
Deep inside a dream he sees himself, dressed in the same slightly torn lungi that he wears every day, but with his hair flying in the wind at the top of a grand, three-storey mansion. The illusion shatters even before he wakes up when he recognises his dream home as …
LUCKNOW: Acknowledging the need for immediate action to curb pollution in the Ganga, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday said that its pollution poses a big challenge to all the states the river flows through. An environment engineer himself, Akhilesh said the increase in pollution levels and falling …
The holy Ganga is a poisonous river today. It’s so full of killer pollutants that those living along its banks in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Bengal are more prone to cancer than others anywhere else in the country, says a recent study. Conducted by the National Cancer Registry Programme under …
The holy Ganga is a poisonous river today. It’s so full of killer pollutants that those living along its banks in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Bengal are more prone to cancer than others anywhere else in the country, says a recent study. Conducted by the National Cancer Registry Programme under …
NEW DELHI, 29 JULY: The spectre of drought looms large over major parts of northern and western India following a poor monsoon that has already hit sowing of kharif crops and left farmers and livestock in distress. Shortage of drinking water and an adverse impact on the prices of fruits, …
KOLKATA, 25 JULY: The state water resources investigation and development department today formed a seven-member committee to assess the situation with the state's groundwater ahead of preparing the state’s water policy. Headed by the secretary of the department, the committee includes environmentalists and scientists. Mr Saumen Mahapatra, water resources investigation …
MIDNAPORE, 6 JUNE: An intense heatwave is prevailing in most parts of West Midnapore district for the past one week, paralysing normal life as day temperature continues to hover above 45 degrees Celsius in most places. Although unofficial sources have reported 26 sunstroke deaths across the district in the last …
- Family members & loyalists of RSP leaders among beneficiaries Naoda: Several undeserving candidates have allegedly been allotted money in a Murshidabad pocket under a central housing scheme for below-poverty-line people. Many residents of Gangadhari village in Naoda have been enlisted as beneficiaries of the Indira Awaas Yojana even though …
