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: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis will kick-start the Clean Godavari campaign as part of the Green Kumbh in Nashik on June 27. The drive in Nashik and Trimbakeshwar is part of the green mission initiated by the Green Kumbh Committee as directed by the Bombay high court. The first such …
NASHIK: Three ponds in Trimbakeshwar dating back to the Peshwa era and now full of silt and hyacinth may once again meet the residents' requirement of water. Two trustees of the main Trimbakeshwar temple — Lalita Shinde and Satyapriya Shukla — have adopted Indrakund, Gautam Kund and Bilvateerth and taken …
The first rains in the state’s hinterland appear to be encouraging, with water conservation projects undertaken by people under Jalyukta Shivar Abhiyan filling up. Reports following the first rains across Vidarbha, Marathwada, north and western Maharashtra indicate that projects that have been completed are retaining rainwater, much to the relief …
NASHIK: The Satpur and Ambad industrial estates of the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) are set to go green soon. The Nashik Industries & Manufacturers' Association (NIMA), an apex body of industries with 4,500 members, has decided to launch a tree plantation drive in both the MIDC areas from next …
The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) is planning to set up an online water checking facility at the Godavari soon in a bid to control pollution in the river. MPCB's member secretary P Anbalagan, who was in the city on Thursday, said besides the Godavari, a similar project will be …
NASHIK: The absence of a proper tree audit and census and a poorly formed tree committee have cost the city's green cover over the past few years. The Bombay high court ban on tree cutting in the city, especially for road widening, helped save many trees but illegal hacking continues …
NASHIK: Awareness campaigns and fines have not been able to curb the roadside burning of waste despite the civic administration's claims that the number of incidents have reduced. Activists are now demanding that the fine should be increased exponentially. The administration charges a fine of Rs 50 for burning waste …
On behalf of Green Kumbh, the district collector and municipal commissioner had organised a meeting to plan cleaning of the rivers in the city on occasion of World Environment Day on June 5. Citizens and social organisations will be joining hands for the Clean Godavari Campaign which is the main …
NASHIK: Peeved about the rampant burning of waste along the roads and the civic body's repeated claims of warning its sanitary employees against such a practice, environmental activists have now started lobbying for hefty penalty on the offenders. They want slapping of Rs 5,000 as fine on the offender on …
NASHIK: Eight documentary films, which were selected at the state-level competition conducted as part of the Green Kumbh for creating public awareness about river pollution, were screened at Kusumagraj Pratishthan on Thursday evening. Actors, government officials and social activists attended the screening. The films showcased the state of the Godavari …
Proposals to be forwarded to state govt by May 15: Collector. As many as 337 villages across nine talukas of the Pune district have issued their ‘no-objection’ certificate, paving the way for them to be covered under the proposed eco-sensitive zones. At a meeting convened by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis …
NASHIK: Animal activists agitated in front of the office of the chief conservator of forests (territorial) Nashik Circle on Thursday demanding action against the officials, who they claimed were responsible for the death of a leopard in Chandwad. The one-and-a-half-year old leopard fell to its death inside a well in …
Varous organisations in Nashik led by Ganga Godavari Panchkoti Purohit Sangh in association with the Nirmal Goda Abhiyan staged an agitation on Tuesday. The agitators sat at the holy "Ram Kunda" (a sacred pond) near Godavari river, holding banners and posters, demanding that the river should be made pollution free, …
NASHIK: The Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) is planning use private tankers to supply water to various places and routes in case of an emergency during Kumbh Mela. Close to 1.25 crore people, including 30 lakh sadhus, are expected to visit the city during the event beginning from July 14. The …
Officials of various departments in the Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC), along with green activists, on Tuesday visited a stretch of the Godavari to check for sewage from nullahs released into the river. It was observed that at present, sewage from none of the 19 nullahs was being directly released into …
Pune and Mumbai got a temporary respite from air pollution last week due to thundershowers and gusty winds which swept away the tiny particle pollution and both cities witnessed several “good” days. Air quality in Mumbai, however, turned bad and would continue to remain so for at least three days …
PUNE: Drinking water scarcity may hit many blocks in Pune, Nashik, Aurangabad, Amravati, and Nagpur revenue divisions this summer, a recent survey by Groundwater Survey and Development Agency (GSDA) has said. Farmers are already grappling with water shortage for irrigation in various parts of the state. The number of blocks …
NASHIK: The water and sanitation department of the Nashik zilla parishad has received Rs 8 crore from the central government and the district planning and development councils for the construction of toilets. The funds would be used to clear the pending sum to the beneficiaries, who have already constructed toilets …
NASHIK: The Satpur divisional office of the Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) on Monday filed an FIR against illegal hacking of 112 silver oak trees on a private plot in Bajrangnagar on Friday night. On early Saturday morning, a group of Bajrangnagar residents noticed that around 70 trees on a private …
Swine flu has claimed 22 lives since this January in Nashik district, as per reports. So far, 124 positive cases have been reported, most of them from urban areas. According to the zilla parishad health department, eight men and 14 women have died this year so far, making this the …