Reply from the Commissioner and Secretary to government of Haryana, Irrigation and Water Resources Department in compliance of National Green Tribunal (NGT) orders dated 11/01/2023. The report informed the Tribunal that construction and demolition waste from Ghaggar plain has been lifted and disposed off with the help of the District …
Several organisations from Ratia in Fatehabad have decided to launch a renewed agitation against the reported indifference of the authorities to pollution of the Ghaggar flowing near the town. The Jat Samaj Sabha, which is leading the drive against the pollution of the Ghaggar, has started mobilising support from other …
Once a clean river and its water used for rituals in gurdwaras, the Ghaggar has over the past several years turned into a polluted water body. It’s dark, foamy water that bears a pungent smell now makes it tough for anybody to even stand near the river, let alone using …
Dera Bassi, April 23: Despite a ban, quarrying is going on unchecked at the Ghaggar river bed right under the nose of authorities concerned for the past couple of months. Taking the benefit of the unclear boundary of Bakarpur and Chhat villages at the Ghaggar river bed, a clan of …
Notwithstanding repeated representations by farmers, villagers and Left parties, the authorities have failed to take steps to check heavy pollution in the Ghaggar, which continues to be a bane for the people living along it. Residents allege that the flow of hazardous chemicals and other effluents has reached alarming proportions, …
After several pleas fail to move neighbouring state, PPCB to take it up with central board Unable to check Haryana’s industrial units from releasing their toxic waste into the Saraswati drain in Punjab, the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) has decided to strongly take up the matter with the Central …
Sangrur, July 23: Under the National River Conservation Plan (NRCP), the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests has sanctioned Rs 48.94 crore to set up sewage treatment plants at Lehragaga, Khanauri and Moonak. Vijay Inder Singla, Member Parliament (MP) from Sangrur, said the central government had sanctioned Rs 20.52 crore …
Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today sought the personal intervention of his Haryana and Himachal Pradesh counterparts Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Virbhadra Singh to stop the reckless discharge of untreated domestic waste water and industrial effluents into the Ghaggar in Punjab’s territory. Presiding over a meeting of senior officers of …
Expressing concern over pollution in Ghaggar river in Punjab, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today sought help from his Haryana and Himachal Pradesh counterparts to take steps to prevent discharge of effluents from their states into the river. "Badal sought personal intervention of Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda and HP …
A long judicial stay on the sand mining has caused an increase in the cases of illegal sand mining and has also increased the rates of sand in the market. The police had registered many cases of illegal sand mining and seized loaded trucks and trolleys. To check the illegal …
Fatehabad DC orders pollution check Following a spate of reports about prevalence of cancer in villages adjoining the Ghaggar, allegedly due to its polluted water, Fatehabad Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr Saket Kumar today asked the officials concerned to find a solution to the problem. Villagers from over six villages had …
The Haryana Government has forwarded a Rs 666.6 crore Mewat canal project to the Central Water Commission for appraisal to supply water for irrigation and drinking purposes in Mewat. An official spokesman here today said while there was a plan to construct four dams on the Ghaggar river and its …
Chandigarh: The Chandigarh Administration on Friday told the Punjab and Haryana High Court that the city does not have excess water to pour into Sukhna. The response was submitted after the High Court on Thursday had questioned the administration as to why excess water received by Chandigarh in the months …
Chandigarh/Shimla: The one-day northern zone chief ministers' conference will be held here tomorrow amidst tight security. The Chief Ministers of six northern states and the UT Administrator will participate in the conference that will begin with Union Home Minister P Chidambaram's address at 10 am. The conference will aim at …
Chandigarh: The Panchkula lake project initiated by Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA), which had been shelved previously, is being revived at a tentative cost of Rs 18 crore following an advisory received from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Roorkee experts. “Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda had directed HUDA to review …
Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences to submit paper Why did the Harappan civilisation, which flourished for hundreds of years and once extended across a vast area from northwestern India and across Pakistan, suddenly go into a terminal decline some 4,000 years ago and wither away? Like their script that …
Ambala police have arrested eight people and confiscated their vehicles under a special drive against illegal mining in the rivers flowing in Ambala. It is alleged that those arrested hail from Saharanpur (UP) and had come to Ghaggar river with trucks and tractors and started filling their vehicles with sand …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Deepak Kumar Vs State of Haryana & Ors dated 27/02/2012 regarding quarrying in the river beds of Yamuna, Tangri, Markanda, Ghaggar, Krishnavati River basin, Dohan River basin etc and extraction of minor minerals.
Despite a second sewage treatment plant on the verge of becoming operational in Panchkula, residents will have to wait for more time before treated water is pumped into parks and lawns. The new plant, constructed by the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) is housed in Sector-22 and will have the …
The Ghaggar is facing twin attack: the industrial waste from Himachal and Punjab and the sewage drained into it from Sirsa, causing irreparable damage to animals, plants and humans alike. Samples of water taken from Sirsa and on the upstream at Chandpura in Fatehabad show a grim picture. The biochemical …
