Report by the District Magistrate, Agra in EA No. 34 of 2024 IN OA No. 338 of 2023 (Ravendra Singh Vs. NHAI & Ors.) dated January 21, 2025. The compliance report was in response to the NGT order of May 22, 2023 regarding the inaction of the authorities in cleaning …
This “green highways policy” approved by road ministry sets aside one per cent of the civil cost of national highway development projects for the planting of trees in a planned manner, covering both existing NH sections and new routes that would be added to the network. The road ministry has …
The Maharashtra government has amended land laws to unlock agricultural land for "integrated wayside amenities" including motels, restaurants, malls, ATMs and public toilets along state and national highways. The notification comes shortly after the state government hiked building rights on agricultural land for industry as well as public medical and …
NAGPUR: The union highways and transport ministry headed by Nitin Gadkari and environment ministry by Prakash Javadekar seem headed for a face-off over wildlife mitigation measures in four-laning of NH-7 and NH-6 in the Central Indian landscape. The latest report on proposed mitigation measures for maintaining habitat contiguity and reducing …
Bathinda, May 20: With the disbursement of Rs 186 crore for land acquisition for the National Highway-15 in the district, the work on the four-laning project is set to start soon. Land at seven villages has been acquired in the district for the project. Out of Rs 186 crore disbursed …
In a relief to several stalled development projects across the state, the Union environment ministry has reconstituted a crucial state committee that screens proposals in the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ), a little over a month after the previous panel’s tenure expired. As per official data, 117 project proposals, including sea-front …
The Union government acquired land for widening of an under-construction highway, overruling farmers objections in Rohtak, Haryana. Rameher, Surender Singh and Chaju Singh of Madina Korsan village show the affected farm land along the under-construction National Highway 10, connecting Rohtak and Hisar On April 19, farmers working in their fields …
Farmers, shopkeepers and tenants of Aut, Panarsa, Takoli, Nagwain and Jhiri villages have sought fair compensation and resettlement package according to the new land acquisition Act. The government had recently issued a notification to acquire land for fourlaning of the Nerchowk-Kullu stretch under Section 3 (a) of the National Highway …
Original one, promulgated on Dec 31, 2014, will lapse on April 5 The Cabinet on Tuesday cleared the re-promulgation of an ordinance to amend the Right To Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act 2013 - commonly known as the Land Acquisition Bill - incorporating all …
For facilitating expansion of roads in Odisha Odisha seems to be fast losing its avenue plantation to road expansion projects. Around 1,31,260 trees were estimated to be felled to facilitate expansion of 10 roads in Odisha in three years. “During the past three years, the process of expansion of 10 …
Nagpur: With the recent ruling by principal bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT) that Stage I clearance for linear projects like highways cannot be considered as deemed permission to start work, conservationists have termed the permission granted by the state government for road widening between Mansar and Khawasa on NH-7 …
Assam government has told the National Green Tribunal that it is taking steps to curb increasing wildlife casualties due to vehicular movement on National Highway 37 in Kaziranga National Park. The submission came in an affidavit placed before the Tribunal in the wake of increasing animal fatalities in the national …
Arunachal Pradesh has urged the Centre to approve the proposed 2,000-km road from Tawang to Vijaynagar to provide connectivity to the border areas along the MacMohan line by declaring it as National Highway. State PWD Minister Gojen Gadi made the plea during a meeting with Union Minister of State for …
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has slammed the state government for not finalizing draft master plan for Mandideep since July last year. Master plan has not been in existence since last 10 years. NGT central zone bench said on Tuesday that future development and land use without finalisation of master plan …
Heavy rains throughout Sunday night and Monday caused water-logging and congestion on all major arterial roads in the city. The traffic slowed down during the peak-hours causing delays ranging from 15 to 45 minutes as almost entire carriageways were rendered unusable. The worst-hit areas were Rajiv Chowk, Hero Honda Chowk, …
To expedite construction of linear projects like highways in border states, the Environment Ministry has dropped the provision of "public hearing" before considering green clearances to such works. The Ministry has also exempted from the requirement of going through a "scoping" stage of environment clearance process for new and expansion …
Indian roads are continuing to record at least one accident every minute, and one on-road death every four minutes. The telling numbers as per the latest data for 2013 with the Centre suggests the alarming trend hasn’t been bucked despite the Centre’s efforts. Statistics show that there was marginally less …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) here has conditionally approved the felling of 1,189 trees on either side of state highway no. 55 between Shikrapur and Chakan to enable widening the highway to four lanes by the state public works department (PWD). The stretch links the Pune-Ahmednagar and Pune-Nashik highways. In …
The Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Vinod Raichand Jain Vs Union of India dated 29/01/2015 regarding cutting of 1189 trees for the planned widening of Highway No. 55 within Shirur and Khed (Rajgurnagar) Tehsils, District Pune.
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The tree protection committee (TPC) has demanded the national highway authority of India (NHAI) to consider changing the alignment while widening the national highway bypass from Kazhakkoottam to Mukkola in order to include maximum trees in the median. The project has been stuck on the issue of felling 6,600 …
99 rivers across the country to be developed; Approval soon Sutlej and Beas have been included in the ambitious project in which 99 rivers across the country would be developed as water highways. The Parliament is expected to grant its approval to the project in its Budget session. Announcing this …
