Environment ministry clears projects, even those rejected earlier, at an unprecedented rate The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) seems to be in a rush to give clearances to development projects. Since January this year, MoEF has given green signal for forestland diversion at an unprecedented rate. It has …
Environment ministry clears projects, even those rejected earlier, at an unprecedented rate The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) seems to be in a rush to give clearances to development projects. Since January this year, MoEF has given green signal for forestland diversion at an unprecedented rate. It has …
After rejecting a proposal last year, the Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) of the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests(MoEF) has recommended clearance of land for the controversial Kalu dam in Thane district, drawing sharp criticism from activists and tribals affected by the project. A letter on Thursday to Union Environment …
The Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) of the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) is reconsidering its clearance for the controversial Kalu Dam in Thane district. About 999.328 hectares of forest land in the ecologically sensitive Western Ghats region is up for diversion for the drinking water project for Mumbai …
A Forest Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) has stated that the state government project to build a dam on river Kalu in Thane district should be scrapped. The Bombay high court had asked the committee to submit its report/suggestions/recommendations about the dam to the central …
Environment Ministry rejected forest clearance to Kalu dam in Thane district While irregularities were surfacing in irrigation projects around Mumbai in early April, the Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) of the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) rejected forest clearance to the Kalu dam in Murbad taluka of Thane district, which …
The Bombay high court on Thursday stayed the construction of a dam being built on Kalu River in Thane district because necessary permissions were not obtained by the state government from the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF). The stay would continue for three months until the ministry decides on …
After having fought a lonely battle against the state in their protest against the illegal Kalu and Shai dams in Murbad tehsil of Thane district, locals were surprised to find BJP, Shiv Sena, MNS and Congress representatives turning up in large numbers at a dharna against the dams at the …
Construction of a dam over the Kalu river in Murbad is crucial to address the water woes of Mumbai, the state government informed the Bombay High Court on Tuesday in response to a petition challenging the dam project. Assistant Government Pleader Vijay Patil told the court that the city’s population …
CALL it a pressing need to meet the growing thirst of the Mumbai metropolitan area or plain negligence, but the Maharashtra government is building a dam in a quake-prone zone. Worse, work is going on without environmental clearance or the consent of people who stand to lose their homesteads, livelihoods …
Responding to a PIL filed by the Shramik Mukti Sanghatna, the Bombay high court on Thursday asked the state if clearances from the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) are required to build a dam on Kalu river in Thane. The Shramik Mukti Sanghatna has alleged that the dam is …
While the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) chants the mantra of making the region a world-class hub, there may be trouble in the offing with their revival of the dams project. The authority has offered a rehabilitation package for the construction of Shai and Kalu dams in Thane district, …
MUMBAI: The apex body of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) on Monday cleared an ambitious Rs 4,700-crore plan that promises to take care of the metropolitan region's water needs in the coming decades. The project promises to add 3,000 million litres a day (mld) to the region's supply …
