Judgment of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Balwinder Kaur Vs State of Punjab & Others dated 19/03/2024. Balwinder Kaur, the applicant raised the grievance of risk of thousands of trees felling due to likelihood of land sliding. It was said that illegal mining is being carried out …
Says soil contaminated, could lead to spread of radiation during rains The Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) has asked the Municipal Corporation of Delhi to cement the decrepit road in the Mayapuri industrial area, where a radioactive substance was found in April. The subsequent radiation leak had claimed one life …
KOCHI: Opposing the Centre's move to go ahead with 45-metre-wide highways in Kerala, an affected person, T N Prasannakumar has said the State Government had already sacrificed much for the development of roads in the past and the plans to acquire more land is not at all justifiable. An average …
Ludhiana: Plastic bags, which have been banned by the majority of states in the country, will now be used by the Punjab Government in the construction of roads. With their usage, roads will not only present a brighter look, but will be more strengthened. While using plastic bags in bitumen, …
To prevent potholes, water-logging and resultant traffic chaos in the Capital this monsoon season, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has decided to take
Subhomoy Bhattacharjee Jagdalpur: Last week, a 50-km road reached Kandagaon in Bastar district of Chhattisgarh. Health workers, teachers and business people can now reach Narayanpur, headquarters of the adjacent district
Chandigarh: Rohtak MP, Deepender Singh Hooda on Friday met union road development and Panchayati Raj minister, CP Joshi and proposed to construct 295 kms long 35 new roads in the rural areas of National Capital Region (NCR). Justifying the proposal of constructing new rural roads in the areas of Rohtak, …
AGARTALA, June 3: The Union Ministry of Rural Development has released grant of Rs 45 crore as part payment of first installment of Phase VI for construction of rural roads in Tripura under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY). Official sources here today said the amount was from the special …
June 3: Beginning this year, the Agency areas of north Andhra districts of Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, besides Adilabad would have roads worth Rs 1,500 crore over a period of five years. Announcing this here on Thursday, the Araku MP and chairman of Parliamentary Committee on Public Enterprises, Mr Y. Kishore-chandra …
Media Minister and Cabinet Spokesman Keheliya Rambukwella said US $ 183.9 million has been allocated for road development in several areas. US $ 100 million out of this amount comes from World Bank Funds while the balance is from the Asian Development Bank and the International Development Authority. (IDA) Speaking …
The governments of the Himalayan hill-states and the international donor agencies have consistently advocated disbursal of funds for improvement of road connectivity in keeping with the mandates of a
KOZHIKODE: Noted environmental activist P R Neelakantan was injured when he was attacked allegedly by group of CPI (M) supporters at a public meeting in nearby Perambra, about 40km from here, today, police said. Neelakantan, who has been highly critical of ruling CPI-M on various issues through the media in …
NEW DELHI: Reflecting a sluggish growth in construction of national highways, the surface transport ministry could utilise just about 40% of the Rs 30,000 crore allocated for 2009-10. Despite the inability to meet the target, the ministry, however, plans an annual borrowing of Rs 20,000 crore over the next 15 …
The Environment Ministry on Wednesday referred 17 mining and infrastructure projects falling in areas adjoining tiger reserves to a newly-constituted committee to study their impact on tiger conservation efforts. Seven of the 17 projects are proposed in Chhindwara in Madhya Pradesh, the parliamentary constituency of Surface Transport Minister Kamal Nath, …
Shimla: With barely 10 per cent of the work having been completed on the Theog-Kotkhai-Hatkoti-Rohru road being executed by the Chinese Longijian Road and Construction Company, apple growers are a worried lot despite expectations of a bumper crop. Work on the two roads, including the Mehatpur-Amb-Una raod, being constructed under …
Praveen Kumar Singh New Delhi: Construction of a less than nine kilometre road through the Pench reserve forest has got held up for the last one year between the environment ministry and the road and highways ministry, with both only writing innumerable letters to each other. The delay in beginning …
“We are tribals and we love our land and our forests that are a part of our culture,” said Kalundia while adding they would not give up their land at any cost. Another bbjm activist, Dabur Kalundia, alleged the road is being constructed to give police easy access to the …
BHUBANESWAR: In a bid to ensure that roads and bridges in the 33 worst Maoist-affected districts in the country are completed in time, Centre has decided to review and monitor progress of their construction regularly. Cabinet Secretary KS Chandrasekhar will hold a meeting through video conference to assess the progress …
THIRUVANANTHAPURA: Eyebrows are raised as a govt against widening of national highways presses for 4-laning of a stretch that requires displacement SHAJU PHILIP AT A time when the Left Democratic Front government in Kerala has pleaded with the Centre to allow the state to live with narrow national highways, its …
