Affidavit filed by the Chief Wildlife Warden, Assam in the matter of news item titled "the last feral horses in India" appearing in Mongabay, November 5, 2024. The matter relates to the critically endangered status of feral horses in the Dibru-Saikhowa National Park as well as of smuggling of these …
Coastal areas of Orissa State in the northeastern part of the Indian peninsula are potentially vulnerable to accelerated erosion hazard. Along the 480-km coastline, most of the coastal areas, including tourist resorts, hotels, fishing villages, and towns, are already threatened by recurring storm flood events and severe coastal erosion. The …
The city's seashore is often remembered as beautiful thanks to the 12-km-long Marina, which got a face-lift after the 2004 tsunami. But sea erosion has been reducing North Chennai's coastal strip to tiny strips, writes G Pattabi Raman in his photo essay For the average outsider, Chennai's seashore usually means …
Minister denies potholes on Mission, Bussy Streets due to seawater intrusion Plans afoot to construct groynes from Kuruchikuppam to Solai Nagar PWD has also formulated a proposal to regain the lost beach PUDUCHERRY: The government will soon appoint an expert committee to find out the extent of damage to the …
Kakinada, April 18: The destruction of hundreds of acres of mangroves in East Godavari and Yanam (an Union territory of Puducherry) districts is worrying environmentalists and nature lovers. Sources say that industrialists and people with the help of political leaders are engaging in destroying the-se trees for preparation of illicitly-distilled …
The proposed coastal regulation zone amendments 2010 along with the discussion that outlines the proposal and salient features including new provisions proposed to be incorporated in the existing CRZ notification 2010. India
Priscilla Jebaraj NEW DELHI: For the first time, the Survey of India is going to map the country's vast 7,500-km-long coastline, identifying areas vulnerable to high tides, rising sea levels and coastal erosion, in an unusually comprehensive hazard-mapping exercise to be completed over the next five years. The demarcation of …
The government on Thursday decided to embark upon mapping the country's 7,500 kmlong coastline to identify areas which are vulnerable to sea erosion, high tide and waves. Once completed, the exercise will facilitate the government in taking corrective measures in helping people living around such pockets. The decision to launch …
About 15 kilometres of Goa's famous beaches have been affected by massive sea erosion that is plaguing the state's entire coastline, according to a survey by the Goa government. The economic survey, a document compiled by the government on the state of the economy ahead of the budget, has also …
As Egypt celebrates the 50th anniversary of the start of the construction of the Aswan High Dam, some scientists say that this wonder of engineering is contributing to an environmental catastrophe that could force millions of its citizens to abandon the lush, fertile delta. The worst of these is coastal …
The 13th Finance Commission (TFC) has allocated Rs 5,000 crores as forest grant to support ecology-based projects initiated by of ministry of forests and environment (MF&E;). Another Rs 2,063 crores have been allocated to support for state-specific projects. From this, Rs 450 crores has been allocated to strengthen the vulnerable …
The Sustainable Coastal Protection and Management Investment Program will address immediate coastal protection needs and coastal instability by implementing protection works in the states of Goa, Karnataka, and Maharashtra that are both economically viable and environmentally and socially appropriate. It will also support natural protection measures, such as developing dunes …
The Western Ghat Task Force Chairman Ananth Hegde Ashisara informed that the Task Force has chalked out plans to launch 'Coastal Green Shield Project' in the three coastal districts of the State with an integrated approach to protect the coast from several environmental threats including severe recurring sea erosion and …
NAGERCOIL: The Government has allotted a sum of Rs.5.26 crore for the construction of anti-sea erosion walls in six coastal villages, said Tourism Minister N. Suresh Rajan. Laying the foundation stone for the construction of anti-sea erosion walls at a function held at Erayammanthurai on Thursday, he said that such …
BHUBANESWAR: The Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) which is all set to be implemented in Orissa starting May has adopted a multi-pronged approach. The project, estimated at Rs 200 crore, will have various components most of which deal with coastal conservation. During the pilot implementation, shore protection measures at Pentha …
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government has sought enhanced grants from the Thirteenth Finance Commission (TFC) for heritage conservation and development of tourist infrastructure in Orissa as tourism has become one of the major sources of employment generation. In its memorandum submitted to the TFC, the State Government has demanded Rs 156 …
KENDRAPARA: Till five years back, Mahadev Mallick (54) of Pandorikoili village in Rajkanika block had a roof over his head and over three acres of land which helped him eke out a living. At present, he and his family of four reside in a shanty at the Harijan Basti in …
Hyderabad, Dec. 18: Even as the crucial UN summit on climate change comes to an end at Copenhagen, initiatives to cut carbon emissions in the state, and other adaptation measures have not gone beyond surveys, plans, studies and a lot of rhetoric. This, when environmentalists and scientists warn that Andhra …
Rajesh B. Nair, Serena Josephine M. and Priti Narayan Establishment of the harbour has created the problem, say residents The fishing hamlet at Solai Nagar (north) faces a constant threat of sea erosion. Boats parked close to the shore in the area. Several coastal villages situated at the north of …
