Order of the High Court of Gujarat in the matter of Samsuddin Jainulabiddin Shaikh & Others Vs The State of Gujarat & Others dated 06/05/2025. A petition was filed by 58 people who are residing near Chandola lake, Ahmedabad. The petitioners have constructed hutments along the periphery of Chandola lake. …
Displaced from their homes, denied the promised plot of land in lieu, having survived a major fire – which many of them believe was deliberate – and the onslaught of bulldozers, the residents of the resettlement colony in Bawana area in North-West Delhi are angry that no politician has come …
Street children and kids living in slums in four Asian cities, including Dhaka, are among those most vulnerable to everyday hazards, disasters and climate change amid rapid urbanisation in Asian countries, said a study of Plan International yesterday. The study “Understanding Children's Risk and Agency in Urban Areas and Their …
Environment protection groups, Save Bangalore Lakes Trust (SBLT) and Namma Bengaluru Foundation (NBF), have brought out a report on the encroachment of lakes in the City. The report, titled ‘Phase 1-Lake Encroachment Report,’ has been compiled after surveying 43 lakes. It essentially contains information on the total area, encroachment, BBMP …
The Pakistan government has imposed a ban on manufacturing of import, sale and use of non-degradable plastic bags and other products in federal capital. Read more in this March 2014 edition of the Monthly Overview on State of Environment, Pakistan. ENVIRONMENT Pakistan and the European Union have agreed to deepen …
Dhaka Water and Sewerage Authority (Dwasa) and Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor (WSUP), a non-government organisation, has signed a deal, aiming to provide legal water connections and sewerage service to all the slum dwellers in the capital, reports UNB. Dwasa managing director Engr Taqsem A Khan and WSUP …
After extending legal cover to all slums that came up prior to January 1, 2000, the Congress-led Democratic Front government has now legitimised occupants of protected slum homes till 2013. In a notification issued by Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan-led Urban Development (UD) department on March 3, the government has said …
The slum area, known as Bhagat Singh Colony, adjacent to the sixth lane of Dwarakanagar, is considered both a boon and a bane. “Boon in the sense, a robber can never get away from here if at all he enters the colony. The slum-dwellers keep a close watch on the …
All the slums in the city will be brought under the water supply network by 2015, said LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Sayed Ashraful Islam to the Jatiya Sangshad. Answering the questions by the treasury bench member Morshed Alam the minister said that the Dhaka Water and Sewerage Authority (DWASA) has …
Activists Say Hutments Should Be Removed From Wetlands Dahisar, the last suburb within Mumbai limits on the western track, primarily needs a comprehensive slum rehabilitation plan to protect its mangroves, free public space and allow affordable housing. Developers and home buyers are rushing to make R-North ward their address, its …
The ongoing slum rehabilitation project in Yerawada for the urban poor has been awarded the first prize in the HUDCO Design Awards 2013 in the ‘cost-effective rural/urban housing including disaster resistant housing’ category. The award was received by Prasanna Desai in Delhi from Girija Vyas, Union minister for housing and …
Water is considered essential for life. But in Ahmedabad, it is the cause of rising waterborne diseases (jaundice and gastroenteritis) — which have witnessed a whopping 50% rise compared to last year, thanks to Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation’s (AMC) failure to provide clean drinking water. The civic body’s weekly health report …
The Centre has approved 12 projects of around 6,300 pucca houses under Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY) for Phailin-hit slum dwellers here. The houses to be built in 68 slum clusters will cost around Rs 194 crore. "We will submit three more projects for 15 slum clusters to the Centre on …
As a part of on going campaign of making Surat 'Zero Slum' city, the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) has started construction of 2,500 houses at 11 places in the city. Construction for another 2,000 homes of 1 BHK in economically weaker section (EWS) and low-income group (LIG) category would begin …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Gulshan Bhalla Vs. Pawan Kohli & Ors. dated 22/01/2014 regarding operation of the unit called “KAY AAR INDS.,” situated at 19/239, Sarai Basti, Shahzada Bagh Industrial Area, Old Rohtak Road, Delhi engaged in rubber compounding for manufacturing of rubber auto …
The diagnostic for Madurai has outlined that for stakeholders in the city, gaps in Madurai’s ‘blue-green infrastructure’ is perhaps the most pressing nexus of challenges the city needs to address to safeguard its long term future. The range of issues of particular importance include increasing demand for water resources, poor …
After a gap of four years, the Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) is coming out with a general housing scheme in the southern belt of the city. An exercise to identify the land in Sectors 53 and 54 has already been carried out by housing board. Under the scheme, three-bedroom, two-bedroom …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Pandit Hari Shankar Samadhiya Vs. Union of India & Ors dated 13/01/2014 regarding encroachment in the river front as well as river bed of river Morar in Gwalior.
Recognizing the need for further research within the broader domain of internal migration in India and especially on the condition of migrant children in Kolkata, in 2013, the Institute of Social Sciences, Kolkata collaborated with the UNICEF Office for West Bengal to jointly complete the proposed project called "Children of …
Young children are at risk of serious health problems from toxic materials found in toys widely available in the capital city of Bangladesh. A recent study, undertaken by the Environment and Social Development Organisation, identified high levels of lead, cadmium, bromine and chromium in all but one of 40 toys …
Monthly Overview on State of Environment, Sri Lanka, Dec 2013 The Transport Ministry has formulated the draft Urban Transport Master Plan for the Colombo Metropolitan Region and the suburbs to address issues in the transport sector including heavy congestion in the Colombo city within the next 20 years. Read more …
