Reply by way of affidavit by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in the matter of Public Action Committee & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 19/03/2025. The CPCB report was in compliance with the NGT order, November 29, 2024. The matter related to discharge of treated effluent …
Even as the district has remained prone to floods for the last several years, the authorities have failed to take any concrete steps to protect the lives and properties of the local residents. Several people in Anandpur Sahib lose their crops and property due to floods in the Swan and …
The Himachal Pradesh State Pollution Control Board has constituted a special committee to check illegal and unscientific dumping of muck by hydropower projects and other developmental activities in the basins of the Sutlej, Ravi, Beas and Pabbar, which could cause havoc during the rains. The decision has been taken by …
With the water supply shrinking in the city with the arrival of summer, the Himachal Pradesh government is planning to launch over Rs 500 crore scheme to ensure regular supply of water to the people in the state capital. “There is a scheme of Rs 516 crore to uplift the …
Last month the Bhatinda Municipal Corporation put stickers on all 540 handpumps in the town, warning people that the water from them is unfit for drinking. At the same time, the municipality is proud to report that it has installed 48 Reverse Osmosis (RO) water treatment plants in different localities …
The historic Kali Bein, which had become an example of rejuvenation of a dead rivulet, is again stinking- this time with lakhs of dead fish in it as the flow of fresh water has been reduced and dirty water continues to flow into it. Around a dozen trolley loads of …
Just after it got functional last month, it seems that the bio-remediation project to clean the Budha Nullah has hit a roadblock as contractor of the project has alleged that he has not been paid for the work completed till date. He has said that he will not go ahead …
The Siachen Glacier has been reduced by 5.9km in longitudinal extent between 1989 and 2009 because of rising temperatures, says a study published recently. Human presence at Siachen may also be affecting the neighbouring glaciers of Gangotri, Miyar, Milan and Janapa which feed Ganges, Chenab and Sutlej rivers. The study, …
Illegal sand mining in Amritsar and its surrounding areas continues unabated, thanks to a shortage of staff in the Industries Department and the alleged indifferent attitude of the Police Department. The illegal activity has resulted in environmental degradation. It is also proving a security threat as mining is being done …
In another 16 months, the Kala Sanghian drain in Jalandhar will be pollution-free – at least this is what the State of Punjab is claiming. Responding to a petition filed in public interest, the Jalandhar Municipal Corporation has told a Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court that …
The 800-MW Kol Dam hydro power project on the Sutlej being executed by the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) here is running behind schedule by five years, that has shot up its cost by about Rs 400 crore. The project has now been scheduled for completion in March 2014. The …
A team of Punjab Pollution Control Board officials collected samples of water mixed with ash and draining out from Guru Gobind Singh Super Thermal Plant, Ropar towards Sutlej river here today. The team led by Executive Engineer Joginder Singh from Mohali reached the site this morning and collected the samples …
Chandigarh: The district administration of Nawanshahr today swung into action to check illegal mining in the Sutlej riverbed. All mining activity in the riverbed has come to a halt. Following a report on illegal mining in The Tribune columns today, Industries Minister Anil Joshi directed the Nawanshahr district administration as …
Shifts base from Ropar to Nawanshahr district for its nefarious activities Nawanshahr: The powerful sand mining mafia seems to have shifted its base from Ropar to Nawanshahr for extracting sand and gravel from the Sutlej riverbed. A lax administration has ensured that the mafia gets away with everything - altering …
A s the silver waters of the Kishanganga rush through this north Kashmir valley, Indian labourers are hard at work on a hydropower project that will dam the river just before it flows across one of the world's most heavily militarised borders into Pakistan. The hum of excavators echoes through …
Seize 24 tractor-trailers near Mehatpur Hand over their drivers to police Sand was being ferried from Sutlej bed Jalandhar/Nakodar : After the authorities concerned allegedly failed them, residents of Parjian-Kalan and Narangpur villages near Mehatpur, 40 km from Jalandhar, have showed the way in how sand mafia should be dealt …
Says the state engaged in a ‘water battle’, managing the swollen Ravi and Sutlej rivers every rainy season Punjab has sought higher Central allocation for management of flood-prone areas bordering Pakistan, as has been done in the case of Naxal and drough-hit areas, during the 12th Plan period. It said …
Shimla: The 775-MW Luhri Hydroelectric Project has run into rough weather with the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) of the Union Ministry for Environment and Forests for river valley projects expressing concern over its environmental fallout in view of the extremely long head race tunnel (HRT) and reservoir, which will affect …
Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today asked the Irrigation Department to moot a proposal for amending the Northern India Canal and Drainage Act to check the growing malpractice of water theft in the state. In a meeting held to review the functioning of the department this morning, Badal asked the …
The Punjab Government today swung into action following The Tribune expose on rampant illegal mining in the Sutlej riverbed in Ropar and arrested 20 persons after registering as many as 30 FIRs. The accused were arrested on charges of theft (of minor minerals through illegal quarrying) and under various sections …
Shimla: The government has proposed a Rs 3,700-crore annual plan for 2012-13, an increase of 12.12 per cent over the current year’s plan of Rs 3,300 crore. Stating this while initiating discussions with MLAs for finalising the priorities here today, Chief Minister PK Dhumal said the growth rate at 9.5 …
