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 …
PORVORIM: Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday told the Legislative Assembly that Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has initiated a prosecution process against Mormugao Port Trust (MPT), Adani Murmugao Port Terminal Private Ltd and South West Port Ltd handling coal at the port, for exceeding the pollution limit causing …
VASCO: If what the Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said regarding coal handling turns out to a reality, Vasoites can heave a sigh of relief! The CM's statement that his government will ask the Union environment ministry not to allow expansion of coal handling capacity in the state and that …
Says it did not go to Chief Hydrographer for demarcation of backwater areas on map The controversy over two maps – one showing the existence of the Ennore Creek and another without the creek – just got murkier with the department of environment saying that the State had not approached …
CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu State Coastal Zone Management Authority (TNSCZMA) has used a fraudulent CRZ map to facilitate industrial activity in Ennore creek, allege activists. “Using this map, the TNSCZMA has diverted around 1,000 acres in the creek to facilitate a proposal by Kamarajar Port Ltd,” said Pooja Kumar from …
CHENNAI: Concerned at the damage being done to the ecologically sensitive Ennore creek, the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board has ordered Kamarajar Port Ltd to immediately remove the dredged material illegally dumped in a portion of the water body. The action was based on an inspection conducted by officials of …
The country's largest container port JNPT is facing hurdles for its most ambitious expansion at Wadhavan, as a local environment authority has stalled the Rs 10,000-crore project. "The only issue is that the Dahanu Taluka Environment Protection Authority has objected to the Wadhavan project," JNPT Deputy Chairman Neeraj Bansal told …
'Silence shows their connivance with coal operators'; MMC also blasts GSPCB for failing to take action VASCO: The annual report (2016-17) released by the Goa Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) which certifies that the Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) area is the most polluted zone in Goa has come as a shocker …
VASCO: Hours after Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) certified the Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) as the most polluted zone in Goa, the citizens of Vasco while demanding action against the MPT also alleged the GSPCB was acting like a ‘paper tiger’. The citizens have claimed the GSPCB’s annual report …
"The cost of solar energy per unit has dropped to Rs 2.63 per unit and capital cost of wind energy too has dropped, which will help all ports cumulatively save Rs 600-700 crore annually,” Nitin Gadkari said. The ministry of shipping has constituted a panel to explore setting up of …
MUMBAI: The city will start saving about 2 MW conventional coal power and nearly 3 MLD drinking water within next two years. Thanks to Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT) that will save on buying conventional power worth Rs 4 crore by adopting energy efficient gadgets and setting up its own solar …
The Union Shipping Ministry, in an effort to reduce the carbon footprint of 13 major public ports, is planning to set up solar power projects with up to 200 MW capacity. The Indian Ports Association (IPA) will do the project planning while the ports will finance the plants through internal …
Lamu fishermen on Tuesday told a five-judge bench that the ongoing construction of the multibillion-shilling Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia Transport (Lapsset) corridor had violated their rights to cultural life. Mr Mohamed Somo, the Lamu Beach Management Unit chairman said the Lapsset project has destroyed the heritage of Lamu Island, which is …
Panaji: Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) chairman I Jeyakumar has assured chief minister Manohar Parrikar that all precautions would be taken to prevent an oil spill following the partial grounding of the 60,000 deadweight tonne floating dry dock at Western India Shipyard Limited. To ensure that the situation does not deteriorate …
An ambitious programme spread across 14 ports aims to make domestic manufacturing and the EXIM sector more competitive Ports, regarded as the key to growth and prosperity, have the potential to endanger the environment Sagarmala is a flagship programme of the Government of India. Its contours were laid out in …
Expressions of Interest (EoI) will be invited in a few weeks for inviting an international consultant to study and work on the improvement of air quality at the Visakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT), chairman MT Krishna Babu said, adding that the consultant will be finalised in a couple of months. Addressing …
Says until and unless pollution is brought under control, there is no need to get more coal in port town VASCO: Slamming the Goa State Pollution Control Board for failing to take any measures to control coal pollution in the port town, Vasco MLA Carlos Almeida on Tuesday said that …
At the public hearing held at Tilak Maidan, citizens, social & environmental activists from Mormugao and Salcete claim that project proponent made false and misleading claims through draft EIA and hence coal berth expansion should not be allowed at MPT VASCO: Citizens, social as well as environmental activists from Mormugao …
Marine experts and faculty of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to grant environmental clearance to the proposed port at Tadadi in the Aghanshini estuary of Uttara Kannada district. In a letter to the prime minister in March, Prof T V Ramachandra, Co-ordinator, …
The 'Project Green Ports' has two aspects – 'Green Ports Initiatives' relating to environmental issues and 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan' – and is being executed through Indian Ports Association All major Indian ports will have to undergo an audit to become 'Green' and 'Swachh'. The Union shipping ministry has conducted a …
President John Magufuli who is also the CCM National Chairman briefed the party’s extraordinary congress here on the commencement of the second phase of Dar es Salaam Rapid Transit (DART) project, upgrading of Tanga, Dar es Salaam and Mtwara ports as well as construction of the standard gauge railway“We have …
