Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Bonigi Rangaiah Vs State of Andhra Pradesh & Others dated 22/01/2024. The matter related to spillages during the course of handling the loading, unloading, storage and transportation of coal falling on the road and dumping yards in the Adani Krishnapatnam …
If you do like to be beside the seaside, it might be best to avoid beaches near major ports. The mix of sea salt, ship fumes and city smoke leads to a chemical reaction that encourages the formation of ozone smog, adding to the pollution that forms in cities. James …
an international fact-finding mission, which visited Andhra Pradesh's Nellore district recently, has expressed concern over the displacement and loss of livelihoods of tribal communities due to construction of special economic zones in the district and expansion of the Krishnapatnam port. The mission comprised civil society representatives from Thailand, Malaysia, the …
bay dredging gets a go-ahead: A controversial plan to deepen the Port Phillip Bay in the Australian city of Melbourne will go ahead after project opponents lost a legal challenge in the federal court. The project by the Port of Melbourne Corporation plans to dredge 23 million cubic metres of …
some people in Orissa's Jagatsinghpur district, in a complete turnaround from their earlier stand, agreed to give up land for the posco steel plant on January 5, but with conditions. They have asked for a 5 per cent share in the profits of the company, among other demands. In another …
It could be a bitter end to a sweet, juicy story. Maharashtra is planning mega power plants in Ratnagiri district, a horticulture zone known for its finest Alphonso mangoes, which are exported to Japan and Singapore. This year, farmers in the region exported the famous fruit to Europe for the …
This global screening study makes a first estimate of the exposure of the world's large port cities to coastal flooding due to storm surge and damage due to high winds. This study also investigates how climate change is likely to impact each port city's exposure to coastal flooding by the …
the three villages in Orissa that face displacement due to posco's plans to set up a steel plant and a captive port, were cordoned off by the police recently. The situation took a violent turn when "pro- posco' groups attacked "anti- posco ' groups on November 29. The anti- posco …
mumbai port is set to expand. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has given it the clearance to build an offshore container terminal, which will facilitate handling of large container vessels at the port. Mumbai Port Trust officials are happy because the Rs 1,228.39-crore project will add capacity of 9.6 …
South African crop scientists have come up with a new genetically modified (gm) maize variety that is resistant to maize streak virus (msv). Field trials of the crop are scheduled to begin soon. The finding was announced on July 8, 2007, at the annual meeting of the American Society of …
The Sethusamudram Ship Canal Project's (sscp's) documents concluded that it was going to be a financial white elephant. Many contended otherwise. They claimed that sscp would benefit not just the company undertaking the project, but, more importantly, ships traveling around the Indian peninsula. sscp's detailed project report promised a maximum …
By Arnab Pratim Dutta and Sujit Kumar Singh HARBOURING DOUBTS UNDUE PROCESS Puducherry port defies ecology, economics HIGH-IMPACT ZONE No proper assement of damage by port BLUEPRINT BLUES The ghost of Sethusamudram
As far as public protests go, Puducherry, formerly Pondicherry, has generally been a backwater. But the government's resolve to fast-track a deep-water port, upgrading the existing fair-weather port, has provoked a chorus of protests from citizens across the board
Puducherry port defies ecology, economics On October 18, 2004, the Puducherry government issued an advertisement inviting consultants to undertake a feasibility study for the construction of a new port. The advertisement read: "The notice is issued only to elicit an eoi (expression of interest) in undertaking a feasibility study for …
No proper assessment of damage by port The deep-water Pondicherry Port is slated to be constructed in four phases over eight years. The eia report has proposed a roadmap. Phase 1 will involve the construction of the deep-water port, a breakwater and container berths with a capacity of 540,000 teu …
Halcrow, consultants to Pondicherry Port Limited, could not give a detailed response to Down To Earth's questionnaire pleading time constraints, but it did clearly say the environment impact assessment (EIA) it prepared "was in accordance with ToR (terms of reference) given to us by the client'. As far as the …
Subhash Projects and Marketing Limited (SPML) says it is a Rs 400-crore company with its registered office in Delhi, corporate office in Kolkata and branch offices in Bangalore, Mumbai, Jaipur, Bhopal, Patna and Guwahati. It claims 25 years of expertise in turnkey projects, but its website has no reference to …
This study is concerned with the Dhamra port site in Bhadrak district, near the mouth of the Dhamra river, and surrounding areas. The proposed port site is a unique habitat in that it has long stretches of inter-tidal mudflats from the site up till the river mouth. The inter-tidal zone …
