Committee Report in OA No.46/2018 (WZ) (Joint Forest Management Committee V/s The Principal Secretary, Revenue & Forest Deptt. & Ors.) There is environmental destruction caused due to dumping of debris of the rocks cut for establishment of statue of Jain Tirthankara, Rishabhanatha. The statue has been carved out of the …
NASHIK: Altogether 18 people succumbed to swine flu in the district in September, taking the death toll from H1N1 virus to 80 this year so far. The highest recorded number of deaths due to swine flu in the district was in 2015, when 87 people died. Of the total deaths, …
Nashik: The city which stood 31st in terms of cleanliness and sanitation among the 73 cities surveyed last year, has been ranked 151 among the 434 cities surveyed this year. The list was released by the Union ministry of urban development on Thursday following a 'swachh survekshan survey' undertaken in …
Nashik: A waste segregation and awareness programme was initiated on Thursday by civic body's west division in association with non-government organization (NGO) Seva Sansthan. The Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) will be utilising rag-pickers for door-to-door dry and wet waste collection at prabhag level in the west division. "The rag-pickers will …
Environmentalist Devang Jani has decided to ask for human status to the Godavari along with demanding the revival of 17 ancient kunds. Earlier, Jani had filed a PIL in the high court for reviving 17 ancient kunds and natural springs in the river by removing the concretisation. He was asked …
After cracking down against flouting of various traffic rules, especially speaking on mobile phones while driving, the police have now shifted their focus to the honking menace. To begin with, the police have decided to launch an awareness campaign from Monday, which will be a "no-horn day". The police said …
NASHIK: Swine flu continues to claim lives in the city. The Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) has registered about 14 deaths due to swine flu in March, as against one in February. There were no swine flu deaths reported in January. In contrast, last year, the city had reported a total …
NASHIK: Godavari pollution case petitioner Rajesh Pandit has alleged that the civic administration has not complied with nearly 50% of HC orders based on Neeri guidelines. The Bombay high court had asked the petitioner to prepare a report on the court's directions from 2012 till present. Apart from this, the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Sheikh Rashid Charitable Foundation, Malegaon V/s Union Of India & Others dated 06/03/2017 regarding water pollution in River Malegaon caused on account of unregulated disposal of solid waste and lack of proper sewage system. NGT directs …
Barely a week after civic chief Abhishek Krishna notified that fines would be slapped on anyone, including civic employees, guilty of burning roadside waste, the Nashik Municipal Corporation's (NMC) sanitation employees were caught red-handed doing the same. The employees were caught on camera by environment activist Ashwini Bhat. "On Friday, …
Nashik: Three industries from Nashik - two private and one public sector undertaking - have bagged honours in state level energy conservation competitions organised by Maharashtra Energy Development Authority (MEDA). While BOSCH Ltd, Nashik topped the energy conservation contest with 78.2 marks, Mahindra & Mahindra Plant Ltd, Nashik came in …
Nashik : The National Green Tribunal (NGT) Western Zone, Pune, issued notices to the CEO of Trimbakeshwar Municipal Council (TMC) and director of Maharashtra Engineering Research Institute (MERI) for implementation of its earlier orders. This was during the hearing on pollution case of Godavari River. NGT, Pune, is hearing a …
National Green Tribunal National Green Tribunal NASHIK: Environmentalists Rajesh Pandit and Lalita Shinde have moved the National Green Tribunal (NGT) for execution of its judgment dated October 17, 2015 on the pollution of Godavari inTrimbakeshwar. While delivering the judgment, the NGT had given directives to reduce the river pollution. But …
NASHIK: Heavy rain this monsoon had built hope of substantial rise in groundwater level in the district. A ground check, however, has revealed that there has been little improvement even in the areas that received abundant rain. Nashik taluka received the heaviest rainfall this season (158% of the normal), but …
The Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) is likely to rake in Rs 40 lakh revenue through the new 'clean environment charges' on firecracker retailers and wholesalers in the city. In the interest of public health, the civic body has decided to levy 'clean environment charges' of Rs 3,000 per retailer or …
NASHIK: The forest department has begun preparations to generate seedlings for the massive tree plantation drive to be conduced over the next three years. The forest department will have to generate 170 lakh seedlings to be used over the next three years. The seedlings will be generated through NREGA (National …
NASHIK: From January to September this year, the city has reported 748 dengue cases. Though the Nashik Municipal Corporation has claimed that the health department is taking all measures for prevention and cure, citizens say that they rarely see any fogging or spraying activity. During September 1 to 25, samples …
NASHIK: The civic body has decided to launch a special drive from September end to clean all water tanks in the city. The drive will be completed by December end. The administration said this at the general body meeting of the Nashik Municipal Corporation on Monday after the corporators alleged …
NASHIK: The civic administration has sent the proposal for upgrading the municipal solid waste plant to the standing committee for its approval. The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Western Zone, Pune came down heavily on the civic body for the mismanagement of the municipal solid waste and has forbidden developmental works …
With the Ganapati Visarjan nearing, groups in Nashik are gearing for propagating the eco-friendly way of idol immersion. While many worked for the mud clay idol making and many more are working towards encouraging idol donation, a group of women, all young mothers, are working to prevent or at least …
NASHIK: City's green guards have accused the civics body of hacking trees illegally on Gangapur Road under the garb of transplantation. They said that trees in a row that could be retained and the species that could not be transplanted were cut. They sought help of the police to sort …
