Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Subhas Datta Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 20/01/2025. The application filed by Subhas Datta alleged failure of the authorities to prevent pollution and encroachment of Saraswati river passing through Hooghly and Howrah districts …
The central executive committee of peasants’ organisation, All India Kisan Mazdoor Sabha (AIKMS), has demanded that the West Bengal government immediately pay compensation to share croppers, landless labourers and other dependants on land who have suffered due to illegal acquisition of 997 acres of land for Tata Motors at Singur …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Kedar Nath Yadav Vs State of West Bengal And Others dated 31/08/2016 regarding acquisition of land by Tata Motors Ltd. to an extent of about 1000 acres within the mouzas Gopalnagar, Singherberi, Beraberi, Khaserberi and Bajemelia, P.S. Singur, District …
As many as 239 new dengue cases were reported from different districts of West Bengal in the last 24 hours even as the death toll due to the vector-borne disease remained unchanged at 20, officials said today. The total number of persons infected by the dengue virus rose to 4,223, …
KOLKATA: Dengue deaths in West Bengal since January rose to 17 with medical reports today confirming the recent death of two women due to the vector-borne disease, a senior government official said. The death of a 32-year-old woman from Dum Dum and another woman in her mid-40s from Bongaon, both …
There were no reports of any Dengue deaths in the state today even as the number of people infected with the vector-borne disease in West Bengal in the last 24 hours crossed the 2,000 mark with 283 more new cases being reported. According to state Director of Health Services Biswaranjan …
112 new cases of dengue were reported in the last 24 hours in various parts of West Bengal Two more persons have died of dengue in West Bengal, taking the toll to 13 in the vector-borne disease since January, with 112 new cases reporting in the last 24 hours, officials …
One of the first announcements of Prime Minister Narendra Modi pertained to cleaning the Ganga. But this is not the first time an attempt has been made to clean the river. River cleaning schemes initiated in 1974, 1985, 1993, 1996 and 2008-09 have been monumental failures. While the Prime Minister's …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Joydeep Mukherjee & Others Vs Chief Secretary, Govt. of West Bengal & Others dated 05/05/2016 regarding discharge of waste water into a pond by M/s Jupiter Alloys and Steel (India) Limited, PO- Sahaganj, District Hooghly, West …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Susanta Kumar & Others Vs Chairman, West Bengal Pollution Control Board & Others dated 13/01/2016 regarding cutting of mango trees (whose age are varying from 25 to 30 years) without any permission from the competent authority under the West Bengal …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Kolkata Giant Wheel Pvt. Ltd & Ors Vs Subhas Datta & Ors dated 08/10/2015 regarding the ferris wheel project (Kolkata Eye) on the Hooghly waterfront. NGT in its order dt. 13.2.15 passed an order restraining any …
KOLKATA: The Hooghly riverfront in Kolkata will get a makeover with World Bank sanctioning funds under the National Ganga River Basin Project scheme. The Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) is in the process of engaging a reputed consulting agency that will make profile the riverfront development in the Kolkata Metropolitan …
A team of experts along with KMDA CEO Surendra Gupta, environment activist Subhas Datta and a battery of lawyers inspected two locations along the riverfront in Kolkata to ascertain whether portions of the Hooghly River have been encroached to build a pathway and memorial. The committee, set up by the …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Eastern Zone bench, on Tuesday, directed the chairman of Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) and officer on special duty (OSD) of KMDA to inspect the Hooghly riverfront and check whether a part of the river has been encroached to build a pathway and a memorial. The …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of 2ND Vivekananda Bridge Toll Way Co. Pvt. Ltd. VS Subhas Datta & Ors regarding install a temporary floating jetty on the bank of river Hooghly near Pier P2 for providing transportation of sand-filled bag and sand …
34 new cases of swine flu, highest reported in a day since January, today surfaced in West Bengal even as no death was recorded in the last 24 hours due to H1N1 virus, officials said here. "In the last 24 hours we do not have any death due to swine …
The present study reports on a systematic procedure and maintenance plan for conducting dredging activity at the Kolkata port located in the Head Bay region, east coast of India. It is one of the oldest riverine ports in the country constructed by the British East India Company.
NEW DELHI: River cruises, floating hotels, moving sound and light show and even apps to provide information on religious ceremonies are all part of tourism ministry's proposal to rejuvenate the Ganga river. The action plan-that merges old traditions with new technologies-aims to ensure sustainable tourism along the river bank and …
Strict vigil and stringent law have spared river Hooghly from bearing the brunt of pollution triggered by idol immersion, but local waterbodies were not so lucky. After Kali Puja organizers were discouraged to immerse their idols in Hooghly, they made a beeline for nearby ponds, thus clogging them with idol …
Nine persons have died in the floods, even as the situation in four districts of south Bengal continued to be grim. New areas were inundated on Thursday. Seven of the deaths were reported from Paschim Medinipur district alone, according to the Disaster Management Department (DMD). “About 81,560 people have been …
The Reserve Bank of India has directed all banks to maintain "no-frills accounts" - a bank account at zero balance - for 100% fi nancial inclusion so as to include all households under the ambit of the formal fi nancial sector. This study conducted in 2008 in Hooghly district of …
