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 …
Hundreds of people blocked the Nurpur Bedi-Garhshankar Road against the government’s inability to repair potholed roads in the area and to check illegal mining at Nurpur Bedi, near here, today. When no political leader or district administration official came forward to listen to their grievances, the agitated residents declared that …
A group of residents of the posh Vasant Kunj locality in South-West Delhi have raised objection to the proposed widening of a major road in their neighbourhood. They said it would cut the existing green space and add to more traffic and chaos, which would make their life difficult. With …
The Ministry of Home Affairs has sanctioned Rs 11 crore to build 21-km Chitkul-Dumpti border road leading to the last forward post manned by the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) in Kinnaur district. Similarly, the BRO has already constructed three major links from Powari-Pooh-Kaurik national highway to the India-China border. These …
Union minister of state (independent charge) for environment, forests and climate change Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday said his ministry has made clearances easy for industries. Around 700 online applications have been received from industries for environment and forest clearances and the status of these applications can be tracked by online, …
The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has accorded the much-awaited forest clearance to the four-laning of National Highway-22 from Parwanoo to Solan, paving the way for initiating the project. The clearance for the remaining stretch of the national highway -- lying in Shimla district and extending till Shogi -- …
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari has announced aid for development of new road network and restoration of roads damaged in the 2013 natural disaster. An announcement was made by Nitin Gadkari in the presence of Swami Ramdev at the Patanjali Yogpeeth here today. Gadkari …
Environment ministry has allowed a major relaxation for faster execution of all linear projects including roads, rail, power transmission lines, water supply lines and laying of optic fibre cables. All such projects can start soon after getting in-principle approval from local authorities such as district forest officer, which will cut …
The Centre today sanctioned major road projects with a cost outlay of Rs5,261 crore for Punjab. These will be set up on engineering, procurement and construction mode. The decision was taken during a meeting of Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal with Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari. …
KOLKATA: A massive tree-felling operation in the heart of the city by multiple government agencies threatens to turn one of Kolkata's most congested and polluted stretches into a heat island. The felling drive, one of the largest in recent years, is ostensibly being undertaken on three roads in Park Circus …
Residents of the national capital whose pets are found littering on roads may soon be taken to task by civic authorities. Municipal corporation officials have decided to penalise people whose pets are found littering on roads, a move aimed at sprucing up city roads and surroundings as part of the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Prithiraj Dutta Vs. Chief Secretary, Govt. of West Bengal & Ors. dated 01/12/2014 regarding violation of the West Bengal Trees (Protection & Conservation in non forest areas) Act, 2006 for undertaking expansion of road work.
Protest against move to acquire land for road widening Hundreds of people, majority of them women, under the banner of a Vadakara-based people’s action committee, took out a march to the Collectorate on Thursday seeking withdrawal of the government’s move to widen National Highway stretches to 45 metres. The women …
Among the several last-minute decisions taken by the previous Congress-NCP government in the state is a circular allowing the water resource department to issue no-objection certificate (NOC) to carry out development work near water bodies. It has come under close scrutiny. Hearing an application, the West Zone bench of National …
Taking up the issue of a pedestrian's right and safety on the road, Delhi traffic police has asked the road transport ministry to include a provision in the road safety bill for mandatory encumbrance free "one meter pavement" along all city and urban roads across the country. Pedestrians are the …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone Bench, Chennai) in the matter of Jacob George Vs Union of India Minsitry of Environment and Forests & Others dated 03/11/2014 regarding the proposed Tiruvalla Bypass along Chengannur –Ettumanur Road Highway project. The Applicant has requested for declaring the bypass as arbitrary …
The new route will increase the distance between Kaliabor and Numaligarh by 95 km Assam government today approved a four–lane highway that will bypass Kaziranga National Park, days after the National Green Tribunal imposed restriction on movement of heavy commercial vehicles on the stretch of NH 37 that passes through …
At a time when green clearances for border infrastructure projects are being fast-tracked, a strategic road on the Indo-Nepal border is set to go the extra mile to save forests and wildlife of the 810-km-long trans-boundary Terai Arc landscape. The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and the Uttar Pradesh Public Works …
As road conditions worsen, users experience an increase in fuel consumption and vehicle wear and tear. This increases the costs incurred by the drivers, and also increases the amount of greenhouse gases (GHGs) that vehicles emit. Pavement condition can be improved through rehabilitation activities (resurfacing) to reduce the effects on …
Refusing to grant relief to a man guilty of driving in an inebriated state, a Delhi court has upheld his conviction and sentence saying “roads of Delhi are one of the most dangerous stretches“ and instances of drunk driving causing fatal accidents are on the rise. Dismissing the appeal filed …
The Ethiopian Roads Authority (ERA) announced that it would carry out 43 road projects with close to 30 billion Birr this Ethiopian budget year. ERA Public Relations Director, Samson Wondimu, said that over 90 percent of the cost for the 2,787km road projects would be covered by the Ethiopian government. …
