Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
G Rajiv THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A political consensus seems to have been reached, at least at the local level, to protect the encroachers in Munnar. The comments made by Congress leader and former MLA A K Mani give a clear indication of what is going to happen in Munnar. Like the CPM, …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The LDF has finally decided to crack the whip on Tata. As the first step, the illegal check dam constructed by Tata at Chappakkulam in Munnar will be demolished. Following a green signal from the LDF and the government, Idukki District Collector Ashok Kumar Singh issued a show-cause notice …
Kurnool, Jan. 27: Survey by experts reportedly blamed illegal constructions along the riverbanks for floods that wreaked havoc in the Kurnool district. In 2007, floods had affected people twice within three months as the Handri, Tungabhadra and the Kundu rivers were in spate due to heavy rains. Kurnool city and …
P. Venugopal THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The State government is attending to certain legal formalities required to strengthen its hands in dealing with encroachments in Munnar. Forest Minister Benoy Viswom hinted about the initiative at an
Himanshu Kaushik | TNN Gandhinagar: The biggest bird sanctuary near Ahmedabad, Nal Sarovar has only three feet deep water this year, a phenomenon which is being blamed on the construction activities in the catchment area of the lake. With several construction projects coming up just five km from Nal Sarovar, …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A special team headed by Vigilance officer (Survey) Biju Prabhakar will conduct a detailed investigation into the land encroachments in Munnar, Revenue Minister K P Rajendran said in a statement here on Thursday. The Vigilance wing of the Revenue Department also will be involved in the investigation, he said. …
B. Kolappan Tiruvallur: For around five hours on Thursday, Sanjay Kumar, one of the members of the three-member team sent by the Survey of India, walked across hundreds of acres at Kaverirajapuram in Tiruvallur district as part of efforts to map the area. The team has been sent in the …
Minister for Environment Aleixo Sequeira expressed faith in the central government that the Union Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF) would take steps to grant the desired relief to the structures of the traditional occupants in the No Development Zone (NDZ) which are facing the axe for alleged CRZ violations.
The Harike wetland, which came into existence in 1952 after the construction of a barrage on the confluence of the Sutlej and Beas rivers and was subsequently declared a bird sanctuary in 1982, has come under severe threat from the encroachers. About 898 acres of land of sanctuary is under …
Even as the district authorities have submitted a detailed schedule to raze down the 154 structures in CRZ along the South Goa coast within eight weeks, Chief Minister, Digambar Kamat has said the Goa government is in constant touch with the Union Environment Ministry to work out a solution to …
Farmer Organisations in Habarana area accused the ruling party politicians and officials of allowing their favourites to encroach the Kadahatha tank reservation and sell land to build hotels. A tense atmosphere emerged when Deputy Minister of Land Development Chandrasiri Sooriarachchi arrived to attend their meeting. The representatives of the farmer …
Huge quantity of water gushed into Hasthinapuram Alarming: The breached portion of the outlet point of Sembakkam Lake. TAMBARAM: In a repeat of incidents that took place during monsoon the previous years, encroachers damaged a portion of the outlet point of a lake near Tambaram. The damage to the outlet …
Mumbai: The director of archaeology and museums, state, has issued a stop-work notice to the builder carrying out excavation work near the Magathane caves. Anita Rane-Kothare, a historian and professor from St Xavier's College, has been fighting a lone battle to save the sixth century caves from encroachers. However, recently, …
The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed the Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor work on the peripheral road of Gottigere in Bangalore City. The apex court has stayed the High Court order in this regard.
KOLLAM: Agriculture Minister Mullakkara Ratnakaran has said that the databank on paddy fields lying barren in the State will be published soon. Inaugurating the district-level Official Language Week celebrations and the seminar on the conservation of paddy fields and wetlands here on Sunday, the Minister said that any encroachment on …
Ahmedabad: As many as 30 farmers from a coastal village in south Gujarat have moved Gujarat High Court to stop a power generation company from filling up low-lying areas in order to protect their village and agriculture fields from submerging during high tides. The petitioners from Sunvali village in Surat …
Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has found a new road to prevent encroachments as it begins work of replacing the 12.3km water pipeline network between Maroshi and Ruparel College. An underground tunnel will be constructed to overcome the problem of inequitable distribution of water and cut down on leakages. …
