Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Residents Welfare Association Savita Vihar Vs Irrigation & Flood Control Department & Others dated 28/05/2025. The applicant raised the grievance against throwing of construction debris and sewage obstruction in the Ghazipur drain. According to the applicant this drain flows behind …
KOCHI: South division is right in the middle of the city with more commercial space than residential area. Represented by K V P Krishnakumar the division is considered to be a solid UDF bastion. The division which was in the general category during last election, will be reserved for women …
AS MAHARASHTRA government pushes for Navi Mumbai as the only site for Mumbai's second airport, the environment ministry has asked for re-examination of three alternative sites. The ministry's expert appraisal committee (EAC) had expressed concerns over the project, saying it would lead to destruction of 121 hectares (ha) of mangroves, …
Agartala, Sept 19: Uncertainty looms large over execution of Rs 378 crore integrated sewerage treatment projects of the city under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). Review of JNNURM, under CSE 10th Media Fellowship, underlined the difficulty of compliance of the City Development Plan (CDP) designed for improvement of …
Kuldip Bhatia Ludhiana, September 6 Making it clear that there will be no compromise on the issue of environmental pollution, Union Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh today said that the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) would invoke section 5 of the Environment Protection Act (closure notice) if the …
TIMES NEWS NETWORK New Delhi: East Delhi was virtually cut off from the rest of the city with traffic at standstill for hours at all bridges over the Yamuna. The reason: A portion of the Ring Road, from Rajghat to Bhairon Road crossing, had to be shut for four hours …
No Outlet for Rain Water In Smaller Drains, So Waterlogging May Get Worse Ruhi Bhasin | TNN New Delhi: With the Yamuna level rising beyond danger level, the gates of all major drains in the city have been closed due to which there is no outlet for rainwater carried by …
VILLUPURAM: Two sewage treatment plants will be set up at Ka. Kuppam and Erumanthal in Villupuram as part of an underground drainage project being executed by the Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board, according to Gagandeep Singh Bedi, Managing Director, TWAD Board. He was speaking to officials after inspecting …
Pune Even as the city is witnessing heavy rainfall only since the last five days, many societies in Kondhwa and NIBM road are facing water logging. Lack of storm water drains in these areas have caused water logging in many societies in Undri. Residents forum secretary Sushil Kumar said that …
DIGHA, 25 JULY: The Digha Sankarpur Development Authority (DSDA) is taking up a World Bank-financed project to beautify the coast line to boost tourism. The DSDA has already submitted four proposals with an estimated cost of Rs 66 crore which include setting up of a better drainage and sewerage systems, …
New Delhi: Some two years after it was first mooted, the Delhi cabinet on Tuesday approved the Rs 1,358 crore project for installation of interceptors in the three main drains emptying into the Yamuna. The cabinet approved it even though a senior minister who has been opposed to the project …
The Water Supply and Sewerage Disposal Committee of the Municipal Corporation has approved the installation of water features in various green belts of the city. In a meeting held today, the committee gave an approval to shift, construct road gullies and lay new pipelines. The civic body will install a …
NEW DELHI: Favouring preparation of a comprehensive new drainage action plan in coordination with various civic agencies, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi has said that unless such a step was taken the city would continue to face water-logging woes. Addressing a meeting of the MCD Standing Committee on Wednesday, MCD …
Citizens and realtors planning to construct buildings will have to shell out a drainage development fee to the civic body while getting their plans sanctioned. The Trinamul Congress-run civic body has reintroduced the fee scrapped two years ago, though the groundwork for the move was done by the previous Left …
Nearly Six-And-A-Half-Years After Underpass Became Operational, PWD Started Laying Pipes Just Before This Monsoon New Delhi: The flooding of Dhaula Kuan underpass which led to long traffic jams on Wednesday evening, and threw traffic out of gear on several connecting roads has exposed how poor planning and shortsightedness are responsible …
