Joint committee report in the Original Application No. 1375 of 2024 in compliance to National Green Tribunal dated December 19, 2024. An application was filed suo-moto on the basis of the news item titled "Four endangered crocodile found dead in Rajasthan river experts wonder if pollution to blame” appearing in …
KANPUR: With a recent census finding 32 more Gangetic dolphins (Platanista Gangetica) in Chambal river, the aquatic animal's population is on the rise. As many as 107 dolphins were found in the recent survey by the state government and the World Wildlife Federation (WWF) in association with several non-governmental organizations. …
Alerted by the news of Chambal's pollution, an eight-member team of Vidhan Sabha State Environment Committee visited Kota on Wednesday to assess the status of Chambal River. Besides, the team will also visit other core polluting areas from where chemicals are being introduced into the river. The main agenda of …
BHOPAL: As monsoon is all set to withdraw by month end, El Nino has hit hard whole of Bundelkhand and Gwalior-Chambal region and parts of eastern MP. Scarce rain in these areas have been badly damaged crops. Director, Indian Meteorological department state unit Anupam Kashyapi said after scarce rain, it …
AHMEDABAD: The news that the tiger, T-71, from Ranthambore National Park (a tiger reserve) in Rajasthan, was sighted on the periphery of Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh (MP) has again proved that a natural corridor for the big cat exists between the two sanctuaries. Further, a research paper, 'Tiger …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of RIICO Paryavaran Industrial Area, Kota Vs. State of Rajasthan & Others dated 04/08/2015 regarding management of fly ash generated by three Thermal Power Stations at Kota, Jhalawar and Baran. Deepesh Joshi, Counsel appearing for the Applicant …
BHOPAL: Top wildlife officers of Madhya Pradesh have planned India's first ambitious project to translocate Gangetic dolphins from one river to the other as a last resort to save the species from extinction. Population of Gangetic river dolphins in India dipped to nearly 1,800 this year from 5000 in 1982. …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Babulal Jajoo Vs. State of Rajasthan & Others dated 10/04/2015 regarding pollution of river Chambal, Kota, Rajasthan. The Tribunal has directed the Chief Executive Officer of Kota Municipal Council to remain personally present with the full …
Gandhisagar Wildlife Sanctuary situated in Mandsaur and Neemach district of Madhya Pradesh has emerged as second best, Panna Tiger Reserve being the first, nesting site for critically endangered vultures mainly because of abundance of food and safe habitat. Vultures, which are on the verge of extinction, have been restricted to …
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will present a project of Rs2,720 crore for cleaning of Khan river passing through middle of Indore city before the Central Government in New Delhi on September 10. Chouhan has said that work on the project will be completed in 4-5 years after sanction of …
In a major crackdown, Chambal range police on Wednesday unearthed an illegal underground mining unit at Sindhi river in Datia district. Police team, led by Inspector general D C Sagar and superintendent of police (SP) R P Singh, seized three boats laden with heavy mining equipment including diesel suction pumps …
KANPUR: Though the Supreme Court has given directions to the state government to check illegal mining along riverbeds, large-scale illegal mining of sand is going on from Patharra to the downstream Bhareh, which falls under National Chambal Sanctuary in Etawah district. The mining mafias are extracting sand from the river …
Release of excessive water from various dams and barrages for bathing during Magh Mela at Allahabad and unseasonal rainfall in the region have affected the nesting of hard-shell turtles and birds in Ganga, Yamuna and Chambal rivers. Stretches of these rivers are widely known for nesting of hard-shell turtles during …
Poachers are robbing the Chambal river, flowing through the National Chambal Sanctuary, of its rich aquatic life right under the nose of the Etawah district administration. In a brazen act, an armed gang of poachers overpowered natives of Bhareah last week and fled with a seven-quintal cache of fish caught …
Water at 75 locations of major rivers, such as Ganga, Yamuna, Chambal, Sone and Wainaganga are not fit for drinking, the Government said in the Lok Sabha on Thursday. The Central Water Commission (CWC) under the Water Resources Ministry, which monitors water quality at 396 stations located in all the …
LUCKNOW: Rain-related incidents claimed 13 more lives in the state on Tuesday, taking the toll to 264 this monsoon. More than 3.5 lakh people have been affected by the floods in 112 villages and localities in 10 districts, specially those situated on the banks of the Ganga and the Yamuna. …
While the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has banned mining of sand from river beds across the country without an environmental clearance, Rajasthan is one of the states where all the norms related to sand mining are being openly flouted. Apart from raising environmental concerns, sand mining from Banas and Chambal …
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 …
Mandi, June 20: Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh today released Rs 10 crore to provide immediate relief to victims and the Border Roads Organisation for the restoration work on the Hindustan-Tibet Road till Reckong Peo and airlifting of 400 stranded persons in the next two days. Reviewing a high-level officials' meeting …
A study examined the dynamics of soil physical and chemical properties under different land use systems in parts of Chambal region of Rajasthan. Soils were sampled at surface (0-15cm) layer under (i) irrigated sorghum/soybean-wheat rotation for over 20 years, (ii) ten-years-old Leucaena leucocephala plantation, (iii) grasslands for >15 years with …
The National Board of Wildlife (NBWL) recently shot down a proposal to set up a Clinker Grinding and Flash Mixing Unit in close proximity to the Chambal Crocodile Sanctuary in Kota, Rajasthan. The NBWL chaired by Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan also overturned the Rajasthan State Board of Wildlife stating that …
