Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Seema Chauhan Vs State of Madhya Pradesh dated 30/05/2022. Grievance in the application is that 382 hectares of land is being removed for diamond mining in Bundelkhand, district Chhattarpur, Madhya Pradesh, as against the requirement of 65 hectares land. The …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on drinking water resources in Bundelkhand, 02/03/2015. Also includes Annexure referred to in part (d) of Rajya Sabha USQ No. 663 for 02.03.2015 - Pipe Water Supply Status Of Bundelkhand Region (Scheme Under Construction).
Assuring a brighter tomorrow, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Monday announced that all districts of the Bundelkhand region would have solar power plants to cope with the prevailing power crisis in the region.Addressing a function after inaugurating the first large-scale solar plant of 10 megawatt under the Uttar Pradesh Solar …
The present study attempts to identify the areas prone to different types of drought, i.e., meteorological, hydrological and agricultural droughts. The report presents a detailed scientific analysis of the spatial, temporal and typological distribution of drought at district level for the period during 1998-2009 in the region of Bundelkhand. Further …
Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav along with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and party leaders Azam Khan and Ramgopal Yadav released the party’s manifesto for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections on 2 April, 2014. SP Chief while releasing the manifesto tried to woo Muslim voters saying that his …
State eyeing 500 Mw of solar power by 2017 Power deficit Uttar Pradesh would soon get an investment of about Rs 880 crore in solar power projects totalling 110 Megawatt (Mw). UP is targetting 500 Mw of solar energy by 2017 under its Solar Power Policy 2013. Last year, the …
Farmers' vulnerability to climate change in Uttar Pradesh: Measurement and determinates - A presentation by Amarnath Tripathi at the 4th National Research Conference on Climate Change, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, October 26-27, 2013.
Uttar Pradesh has fared badly in utilising the financial assistance received under the Bundelkhand Package managing to spend only 43.89 per cent of the money allocated to it as Additional Central Assistance (ACA) by the Planning Commission. Of the Rs 1,695.76 crore allocated to it as ACA for seven districts …
Illegal mining in Uttar Pradesh between 2005-11 caused a loss of Rs 1,400 crore to the exchequer, says a draft report of the comptroller & auditor general. The report, prepared on the activities of state geology and mining directorate, belies state government's claims on checking illegal mining and indicates that …
Taking up the implementation of its new solar policy, UP government issued a letter of intent to seven companies for setting up solar power plants with a total installed capacity of 130 Mw on Thursday. All these power plants will be set up in the Bundelkhand region. This was besides …
Illegal sand mining is a lucrative business in Uttar Pradesh with all the major rivers in the State mined by the mining mafia with strong political links. The illegal sand mining is rampant in the flood plains of the Ganga, Yamuna, Ghagra, Ken, Betwa, Chambal and the Gomti. The business …
UP government is planning to raise a dedicated force to tackle illegal mining in the state. A proposal to this effect has been submitted by the mining department and may be placed before the cabinet very soon. The proposal assumes importance considering the recent suspension of SDMnoidaDurgaShaktiNagpal who was crusading …
The department wants own sleuths to crack down on illegal mining activities, just like transport and excise department have their personnel for such tasks The Uttar Pradesh mining department has proposed to raise its own force to deal with the menace of illegal mining in the state. The department wants …
Even as the Rs 15,000-crore transmission project continues to remain embroiled in a controversy over change of conductors, the UP Transmission Corporation Limited (UPTCL) is all set to embark on yet another ambitious project. The fresh project envisages construction of new sub-stations and transmission lines at a cost of over …
ALLAHABAD: In a novel approach aimed at recharging depleting ground water status in the arid land of Bundelkhand, the Banda district administration has been interacting and seeking suggestions from masses with the help of social working site Facebook. The objective is to create awareness about recharging ground water through traditional …
BHOPAL: The Public Health Engineering Department has completed 621 drinking water schemes sanctioned under Bundelkhand package so far at a cost of Rs 21.29 crore. Total 1287 drinking water schemes costing about Rs 100 crore were sanctioned to 6 districts under Bundelkhand package, including Sagar, Chhatarpur, Panna, Tikamgarh, Damoh and …
What does it say about the rest of India when Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi's pet project is reeling under corruption? Fake bills, inflated estimates, non-transparent contracts and sub-standard works have turned the Rs.7,466-crore Bundelkhand economic package into the latest multi-crore scam. Spread over 13 districts in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya …
Lucknow: With a total of Rs 17,174 crore allocated for agriculture and allied sectors, UP budget-2013 is all set to shower some bounty on Uttar Pradesh’s farm sector. Last year, when chief minister Akhilesh Yadav presented the state budget, he made provisions for farmer loan waivers worth Rs 500 crore. …
The lights are going out in Uttar Pradesh’s power capacity addition plan and the villain is once again land acquisition. Bajaj Hindusthan has decided to pull out of the R10,000-crore, 1,980 MW Bargad power project planned in Chitrakoot district, following the recent exit of Jaypee Group from the R7,000-crore, 1,320 …
After meeting the Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday, the firebrand BJP leader and party MLA Uma Bharti claimed that the CM has assured her that all efforts would be taken up to ensure pure water in Ganga during the Prayag Kumbh between Januray 14 and February 10. Uma Bharti …
In India, almost 52 per cent of the labour force is employed in the agricultural sector, yet the sector contribution to the national GDP is only 17 per cent. This discrepancy is on account of a neglected policy for agriculture and farming communities continue to suffer due to lack of …
