The global cost of disasters is growing: The economic burden of disasters is intensifying. While the direct costs of disasters averaged $70–80 billion a year between 1970 and 2000, between 2001 and 2020 these annual costs grew significantly to $180–200 billion. But the real cost is far higher. Disaster costs …
Chief Executive Officer Jehlum and Tawi Flood Recovery Projects (JTFRP) Saurabh Bhagat today inaugurated a two-day workshop on procurement, environment management and environmental safeguard compliances here. The workshop is being jointly organized by JTFRP and World Bank. The workshop was attended by World Bank officials Deepak Singh Task Team Leader, …
The Div Com was speaking at a meeting to discuss various issues related to various water bodies in Srinagar. Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan today asked the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) Nagpur, to study the environmental impact of four-lanning of Boulevard road and submit the report within …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Calcutta Citizens's Initiative & Others Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 15/11/2017 regarding threat to the environment of the Rabindra Sarobar Lake and its surrounding due to football matches held during night time and …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Tenzing Lepcha & Others Vs Ministry of Environment and Forests & Others dated 15/11/2017 regarding Teesta-IV Hydro-Electric Project on the Teesta river near Chandey Village on left bank and near the Gyathang Village on the right …
The project requires a total of 9,100 hectares of land and area of 7,600 hectares, while 31,023 families will lose their land The environmental clearance for the Rs 33,108-crore Pancheshwar hydroelectric dam project in Uttarakhand, proposed to be the world’s second tallest at 315 metres, has been deferred. The expert …
No village will be submerged: officials The eight-member experts committee of the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEF) has given its go ahead to the Irrigation Department for taking up environmental appraisal for the proposed Modikunta Vagu irrigation project in Jayashankar Bhoopalapally district with some additional conditions …
After a Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report found serious flaws in Centre’s environment clearance procedure, the union environment ministry has issued new directives for proper revalidation and comprehensive scrutinizing of applications that come for approvals. The report, in March this year, had criticized the environment impact assessment procedure followed …
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The National Green Tribunal has sought response from the Centre and others on a plea challenging the environment clearance granted to the NDA government's ambitious Ken-Betwa river linking project. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar issued notices to the Ministry of the Environment and Forests, Ministry of …
Environmental experts have disclosed that over 70 percent of companies in Cross River State do not have Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) plan. This was disclosed recently in Calabar at a two-day workshop on Capacity Building (EIA Training) and Advocacy Against Land grabbing in Cross River by Rights Action/Friends of the …
NEW DELHI: The Centre's ambitious Ken-Betwa inter-linking of rivers (ILRs) project may not take off soon as promised by the new Union water resources minister Nitin Gadkari as the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has admitted an appeal challenging environment clearance (EC) to it. The government is now not expected to …
Even as efforts are on to speedily move towards construction of proposed Indo -Nepal joint venture — Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project— resentment against the project continues to grow on ground in Uttarakhand. While both the Centre and Uttarakhand governments are keenly pursuing the Pancheshwar project, those opposing the project in Uttarakhand …
The estimated cost of the project is Rs 2,000 crore and it would require the diversion of forest land of 21.5 ha, the area under the SGNP. IN a first step towards the construction of the Goregaon Mulund Link Road (GMLR), an expert panel of the Ministry of Environment and …
The commission’s mandate is to probe efficiency of the laws, policies and processes of land registration The land probe team is demanding an environmental impact assessment (EIA) of the project for the expansion of Gulu University on 28 hectares of Gulu Central Forest Reserve, funded by African Development Bank (AfDB). …
While the Government is focusing on the Pancheshwar dam project, numerous villagers hit by the construction of hydro power projects at Tehri, Vishnuprayag, Vishnugad-Pipalkoti and Asi Ganga are still struggling to get land based rehabilitation and are struggling even for basic facilities. While no serious efforts appear to be taken …
The GSIDC’s Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) has finally admitted that the construction of third Mandovi bridge will destroy mangroves “to certain extent” and also impact the marine ecology. Following a petition filed by Goa Foundation, the National Green Tribunal had directed GSIDC to conduct Environment Impact Assessment for the Third …
Authorities’ reluctance to abide by MoEF directive renders brick kilns illegal More than six months have passed since Union Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) made it mandatory for all brick kiln operators of Jammu and Kashmir to get environmental clearance to continue their operations but the reluctance by the …
Khato Holdings Executive Chairman, Simbi Phiri: His company had a successful appeal on the water project Khato Holdings Executive Chairman, Simbi Phiri: His company had a successful appeal on the water project IN THE MALAWI SUPREME COURT OF APPEAL SITTING AT BLANTYRE MSCA CIVIL APPEAL NO. 59 OF 2017 [Being …
Panaji: The St Anthony Tenants and Mundkar Association (SATMA) of Tiracol has come out strongly against the environmental clearance granted to the 18-hole golf course and ecotourism resort project by the ministry of environment, forest and climate change. When the matter of tenancy rights is in the high court it …
The Eastern Zone bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday asked the Union ministry of environment and forests to constitute a threemember expert committee to review the Lower Subansiri Hydroelectric Project, work on which has been stalled since 2011over safety and environmental concerns. "The committee will consist of …
