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 …
13th Finance Commission has projected a growth rate of 14.14 per cent. RANCHI: The Jharkhand Government on Monday presented in the State Assembly a Rs.33,121.70-crore budget for 2011-12 focusing on development of roads, energy and rural segments. Presenting the budget, Deputy Chief Minister Hemant Soren said the State's total internal …
The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is all set to axe 445 trees on the picturesque Sankey Road, ignoring protests from the Green Brigade. The green canopy in the area will soon be history as the BBMP thinks that the widening of the road from Yeswanthpura Circle to the Cauvery …
Ask Chennai's fisherfolk and they will tell you that the road to hell is built on stilts. Various Central and state government agencies plan to construct three controversial expressways on stilts in the coastal city. These roads will displace more than 1 lakh people — mostly urban poor — and …
Trying to keep pace with infrastructure developments across the border in China, the Centre has sanctioned funds worth Rs 69.92 crore for up grade of road network in Arunachal Pradesh. The money has been sanctioned from the Non Lapsable Central Pool of Resources (NLCPR) Fund for taking up development work …
The government has sanctioned Rs 16 crore for two important roads in the apple belt to facilitate smooth transportation of the fruit.Horticulture Minister Narinder Bragta said here today that Rs 10.09 crore had been sanctioned under the first phase for widening and improvement of a 30 km stretch on the …
The Cabinet decided Thursday, to set apart Rs 3,300 million to restore agriculture, livestock, roads , irrigation canals, houses and livelihoods of people in flood affected districts, sequel to a proposal made by President Mahinda Rajapaksa. The President had asked the ministers to coordinate closely with Chief Ministers , District …
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government will speed up land acquisition to expedite national highway (NH) projects. Taking stock at a review meeting here, Chief Secretary Bijay Kumar Patnaik directed the Revenue Department to accelerate land acquisition and hand over the lands to the National Highway Authorities of India (NHAI). Particularly, the …
Though the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has announced an ambitious Rs 1, 000-crore plan for concretisation of city’s roads for longevity, the records show that the agency has utilised only Rs 20 lakh till September 2010 in the last financial year, however, the total budget allocation was Rs 95 …
BHUBANESWAR: The Orissa Mining Corporation (OMC) will contribute ` 200 crore to be spent under the corporate social responsibility (CSR) through the Chief Minister
NEW DELHI: Three road infrastructure projects were inaugurated by Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit in East Delhi on Tuesday paving the way for smoother travel in the area. Ms. Dikshit inaugurated a grade separator at ISBT Anand Vihar crossing on Road No.56, another grade separator on G.T. Road at Apsara …
The widening of the Kumarhatti-Nahan state highway under the World Bank will entail a huge environmental cost as 11,606 trees are being felled to widen the carriageway. Under the project, the existing single lane of 72.73 km is being widened and strengthened at a cost of Rs 142.22 crore. Forest …
For a world plagued by an energy crisis, what better way to turn to an option that would harvest solar heat from the road to melt ice, heat buildings or even generate electricity. This isn't a utopian idea, says Prof K Wayne Lee, along with University of Rhode Island graduate …
KOHIMA, Jan 28: Minister for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), BK Handique, has approved road projects of Rs 434.23 crore spanning the five States of Assam, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Manipur and Mizoram as part of the ongoing 11th Plan Projects of the North Eastern Council (NEC). According to a DoNER …
With a view to ensure a longer life for the Capital's roads, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi is set to propose an ambitious Rs.1,000-crore scheme to build roads across the city this coming fiscal year using the new ready-mix concrete technology. A proposal to this effect would be introduced at …
In an instance typical of short-sighted government decisions undermining environmental concerns, the recent raising of the Chamota-Pobitora PWD road without leaving sufficient outlet for floodwater to pass has cast a shadow on the long-term well-being of Pobitora wildlife sanctuary. The thoughtless exercise done without consulting the Forest authorities has caused …
Dehradun: Over 200 people, including tourists, are stranded on national highways and border roads due to heavy snowfall in the higher reaches of Uttarakhand. Around 150 villages are cut-off from the rest of the world. More than 10 taxis and other vehicles carrying about 100 people from Rishikesh to Gangotri, …
To facilitate smooth movement of ore in the country, the Ministry of Mines has asked the Planning Commission to expedite the pending infrastructure projects in mineral-rich states.
Almost 10 years after work started on the Golden Quadrilateral (GQ) project, one of the biggest highway networks in the country, the 754-km stretch on Delhi-Kolkata road is almost complete, except for a railway overbridge (ROB) at Tundla in Firozabad, which would be ready in March.
