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 …
The issue of an 'illegal road' without the consent of villagers and with the help of forged documents rocked the Korgao village gram sabha forcing the panchayat to revoke the NOC granted to a private builder for the construction of the road. The members at the Korgao gram sabha held …
The state government is planning to take up massive programme for urban infrastructure development to improve the living standards of low income groups and and their economic development. This is as part of efforts to face the challenge of steep rise in population in urban areas with growth pegged at …
The ministry of road transport and highways has approved Rs 105 crore for the construction of various roads in the district in the current fiscal, with the condition that the works should be completed within two years and four months from the date of administrative approval. The ministry has given …
The government is going to implement a Tk 27.88 billion project to upgrade Jaidevpur-Chandra-Tangail-Elenga highway to use it as SAARC Highway Corridor-4 to facilitate road connectivity with neighbouring countries, reports UNB. According to official sources, the Communications Ministry took up the project in line with the plan of the South …
The Punjab Government on Monday approved fourteen development schemes with an estimated cost of Rs 13259.249 million. These schemes were approved in the 27th meeting of Provincial Development working Party of current fiscal year 2013-14 presided over by the Punjab Planning and Development Board Chairman, Muhammad Irfan Elahi, said P&D; …
Locals at Durchhim VDC in the western part of the district have constructed a rural road section in their own initiation and investment. They constructed 12 kilometres of the 'Mauwapani- Ratamate' road section by collecting funds and through voluntary labour. Locals, VDC employees and members of users committee had overwhelmingly …
Construction work on the four-lane road from Bargachhi to Dudgdha Bikash Chowk of Biratnagar will begin from mid-February. Work will be commencing after a long wait. Engineer, Sovit Lal Thakur of Road Division Office, Itahari, said the road will be 30-metre wide. He said the contractor companies have completed all …
Rs 85-crore project is likely to be over by April More than 1,426 trees are likely to be axed for the widening of a road from Ankhir Chowk to the famous Surajkund tourist spot, which will be holding the annual Surajkund Crafts Mela from February 1 to 15. However, the …
Changes in temperature, precipitation, sea level, and coastal storms will likely increase the vulnerability of infrastructure across the United States. Using four models that analyze vulnerability, impacts, and adaptation, this paper estimates impacts to roads, bridges, coastal properties, and urban drainage infrastructure and investigates sensitivity to varying greenhouse gas emission …
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki has urged the Centre for expeditious environmental and forest clearances, and land acquisition as per the Environment Ministry’s new guidelines to speed up implementation of power projects in the State. Mr. Tuki, speaking at the meeting of Chief Ministers of eight Northeastern States with …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Janardan Chandar Patil Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 22/01/2014 regarding regarding constructions by CIDCO in the CRZ area, Mumbai, Maharashtra. Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/33(THC)-2013(WZ)(OA)_22Jan2014.pdf Previous Orders: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/e-orders.php?eid=6097
The National Capital Region (NCR) witnessed another expansion on Monday with the inclusion of two Haryana districts, Jind and Karnal. Based on requests from the Haryana government, the National Capital Region Planning Board approved the inclusion of adjoining districts of Jind and Karnal in the NCR zone, Urban Development Minister …
Fifty-five years after they were separated from their homes and land in Himachal Pradesh to build a reservoir for the Bhakra Dam so that people living in Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan could get water and electricity, 2,836 Bhakra oustees families (number has multiplies since due to division in families) still …
The government will initiate a project to protect and reinforce the upcountry road network, specially places threatened by landslides, with the assistance of the Japanese government this year. Ports, Highways and Shipping Project Minister Nirmala Kothalawala said places vulnerable to landslides have been identified in the upcountry road network and …
Locals of Chittapol-7, Bhangal, in Bhaktapur have launched a fresh protest against the Sanga-based Nepal Police Higher Security School, saying that the school management was constructing road by encroaching upon the land belonging to a community forest. Speaking at a press conference organised here to inform about their protest, users …
Out of Rs. 580 million allocated for blacktopping the Gokuleshwor-Darchula road section in Darchula district, around Rs. 550 million has been spent so far, according to the Office of the Road Division, Patan. Around 10 kilometers of the road still remains to be blacktopped whereas the Office Chief Sanjay Shrestha …
Once again, linear projects to get forest clearance without consent of village gram sabhas Environment and forest minister Veerappa Moily on Wednesday rolled back a major hurdle in the forest clearance process for projects like roads, transmission lines and pipelines that pass through villages and forest land, reintroduced in July …
The project aims to build roads, water and sanitation systems, markets and bus terminals for municipal services The World Bank will give $410m credit to promote municipal governance and basic urban services in district towns and municipalities in Bangladesh. The credit from the International Development Association, the World Bank’s arm …
The government has so far released Rs. 171.303 billion under Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for various projects against total allocations of Rs. 540 billion for the fiscal year 2013-14. According to the latest data of Ministry of Planning, Development and Reforms, Rs. 37,250.403 million have been released for various …
Project will expedite improvement of infrastructure in Odisha The government today approved a Rs 761 crore road project in Odisha under its flagship National Highways Development Project. "The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has given its approval for four-laning with paved shoulders of Jharpokharia-Baripada-Baleshwar section of NH-5 in Odisha," …
