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 …
The silt thrown up by the gigantic brick sewers under the city is enough to cover the Shahid Minar 10 times over or fill up 150 reservoirs like the Tallah tank. This is the first time the sewers are being cleaned since they were laid in 1859. The Calcutta Municipal …
Kinnow growers in Abohar have been forced to switch to cultivating vegetables; houses in villages have developed cracks The problem of rising levels of groundwater in Abohar has become a cause of concern. Thousands of residents as well as area under cultivation in 150 villages have been affected. Many have …
SATTUR: Sattur is the town that faces no drinking water problem in the entire district, said Minister for Backward Classes, K.K.S.S.R. Ramachandran, here on Thursday. The Minister, who received petitions from residents of Sattur municipal and Sattur panchayat union at a special public grievance meeting held here, said that the …
After the administration and Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) drastically failed to meet its dead line of 2008 to preserve the natural water source
Shibu B S KOCHI: Jointly funded by the Centre and the state to give governance and infrastructure development in urban cities a renewed thrust, the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) projects are proving to be a blessing for Kochi. Most of these projects are in various stages of …
The State Government has approved funds amounting to more than Rs 100 crore for construction of sewage treatment plant and related facilities in Dehradun. According to Dehradun Mayor Vinod Chamoli whereas, funds amounting to Rs 55 crore has been approved by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for construction of sewage …
German architect Andre Alexander has been restoring old buildings in the Tibetan capital Lhasa for 15 years now. Over the past few years he has extended his work to Leh. Ravleen Kaur caught up with him over a cup of chhaang (barley wine) at a party where the artisans celebrated …
River Filled With Excreta, Devoid Of Oxygen: Pollution Control Board Survey New Delhi: We all know Yamuna water is not fit for bathing, let alone drinking. But the latest report from the Central Pollution Control Board, sure to raise a stink before the Commonwealth Games in the capital, says the …
Voluntary organisation Save Guwahati Build Guwahati (SGBG) has called upon the Government to conduct a proper survey of the hills in and around the city and to ensure proper utilisation of the same without disturbing the ecological balance. SGBG president Dhiren Baruah said that unabated encroachment on the hills posed …
New Delhi: To meet the shortage of parking space in the city, Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is planing to cover drains in the city and create space that will serve as road-cum-parking spaces. The drain from Press Enclave road passing through Sheikh Sarai, Chirag Delhi, Panchsheel Enclave, Greater Kailash-I, …
Precise characterization and inventorization of soil resource of Moolbari watershed was undertaken using satellite imagery and Survey of India toposheets to generate several layers of maps such as watershed boundary, drainage, soils, land use and land cover, physiography, slope and soil erosion using Geographic Information System technique.
The Provincial Minister for Public Health Engineering Mohammed Adil Siddiqi has said that 84 new schemes of water and drainage would be initiated in the province. He said the department had been directed to expedite work on clean drinking water and drainage schemes, which have been approved. Addressing a meeting …
Jan. 16: The government issued orders (RT 35) for the release of Rs 173.18 crore to the Greater Visakha Municipal Corporation (GVMC) as part of the Central and the state government
A devastating fire resulting from a leakage in a crude oil pipe of Oil India Limited near Guwahati Refinery gutted over a hundred hutments and destroyed property at Madgharia area in close proximity to the refinery this morning. No human casualty has been reported in the inferno which lasted nearly …
The Airports Authority of India will undertake a Rs 30-crore project to solve the waterlogging problem at the city airport. The project is based on the recommendations of Jadavpur University
Mumbai: A proposal for total ban on the use of polythene will be discussed during a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) meeting on Saturday. Moved by city mayor Shraddha Jadhav
PRASHANT PANDEY NEW DELHI Delhi seems to be lagging behind some of the other cities when it comes to solid waste management, providing effective storm water drainage system and adequate water supply Delhi is often touted as a "world-class city" but it seems to be lagging far behind some of …
