Action taken report in the form of affidavit on behalf of the District Magistrate and Collector, South 24 Parganas District dated February 22, 2025. The matter related to a newspaper report which appeared in the Hindu, January 15, 2024 titled "Rising sea, shrinking sands erode vibrancy of Ganga Sagar mela". …
Rationalist activists of Humanist and Rationalist Organisation (HRO) in Berhampur of Odisha have approached the administration to initiate measures to check pollution of water bodies because of immersion of large idols during the coming festivals. According to the HRO, in a perennially water-scarce city like Berhampur, water bodies should not …
Nodal agencies – Environment Department and District Collectorate have not been able to control the sale & transportation of Plaster of Paris idols efficiently PANJIM: Ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi, Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has decided to collect water samples from major immersion spots to ascertain the environmental impact …
Activists who have been relentlessly working on curbing noise pollution are miffed with the authorities as they feel that the machinery has been unable to implement the Bombay High Court's verdict about noise norms during Dahi Handi. Moreover, they have now expressed concerns of how they will handle the issue …
MUMBAI: Even as Dahi Handi celebrations across the city were muted compared to the previous years due to restrictions on the height of pyramids and curbs on decibel levels, there were a few places where noise norms were violated. Awaaz Foundation, an organization that has long battled noise pollution, measured …
Activists working on regulation of noise pollution are miffed at the authorities for making no efforts to ensure implementation of directives passed by the Bombay High Court regarding the issue. Activists are irked that with barely 10 days for Ganesh Utsav remaining, no numbers have been publicised by the state …
Out with decibel meters in hand, anti-noise pollution activists on Sunday were pleasantly surprised to note that levels this Gokulashtami were lower than those recorded last year. It was, however, more because of the number of Dahi Handi events being less than people following the norms laid out for noise …
The beat of the `thase' drums brought tigers out of their lairs in Mangaluru and coastal Karnataka over the weekend. They roared, prowled and stalked prey but these weren't big cats from the forests. Pilivesha or tiger dance performers, painted with the stripes of tigers or the spots of leopards, …
The Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) will involve mandal operators to tackle garbage issues during the upcoming ten-day Ganesh festival period. Every year, the garbage generation doubles during the festival, putting a strain over the civic employees even after few weeks after the end of the festival. While on a normal …
Anti-noise pollution activists have sought clarification from the government on the four days of relaxation in noise rules for Ganeshotsav. Sumaira Abdulali, convenor, Awaaz Foundation, said, "The Noise Pollution Rules permit state governments to notify up to 15 days a year for time extension up to midnight for loudspeaker use. …
This Ganpati festival citizens will be able to bring their favourite deity in cleaner environment. Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will ensure that city remain clean and neat. All the 24 wards and Solid Waste Management Department will have to follow the instructions given by the municipal commissioner Ajoy Mehta. Mehta, …
BHUBANESWAR: The noise levels near many hospitals — which are silence zones — in major cities of the state have been found to be above the permissible limits during festive seasons, an annual report released by Orissa State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) revealed. The pollution board has been monitoring noise …
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has demanded that the right of giving relief on loudspeakers restrictions should be given to the district collector. The member of legislative assembly Madhuri Misal has given a letter to the state government in this regard. "There are restrictions on using the loudspeakers. The government …
PUNE: Scientists at the city-based National Chemical Laboratory (NCL) have found a more environment-friendly solution for household and big Ganapati idols made from plaster of Paris that are taken for immersion on Anant Chaturdashi. The liquid solution called 'Jal Abhishek', for sentiments' sake, can dissolve the idols and the residue …
When Arpita Khan Sharma's neighbours complained of noise pollution, the Khar police promptly booked her under the Bombay Police Act, 1951, and fined her Rs 12,500. Anti-noise pollution campaigners have pointed out that the reluctance of the police to charge polluters under the more stringent Noise Rules, 2000, is a …
MUMBAI: The BMC on Monday assured the Bombay high court that the interests of pedestrians and motorists will not be compromised during religious festivals. A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Revati Mohite-Dere was given the assurance by the BMC advocate Anil Sakhare. He submitted the new policy for …
The city administration has warned Ganpati mandals of stern action on flouting traffic norms and noise pollution limits. The authorities have issued rules for construction of mandaps on roads and noise levels to be maintained during the festival. Violations will invite spot cancellation of licences and also attract a jail …
Decide to issue fines of up to Rs 500 if found using plastic bags VASCO: The Mormugao Municipal Council (MMC) will make this year’s Saptah celebration a plastic-free affair. It will issue fines of up to Rs 500 to people using plastics in and around the Saptah venue. The decision …
he Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has moved the Bombay High Court seeking modification, for this year, to a high court order directing the authorities to set up a grievance mechanism to enable citizens to complain about noise pollution and illegal mandaps and pandals on roads/footpaths during festivals. The civic body informed …
Following a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by a resident of Thane, the Bombay high court last week said that the fundamental right of practising or professing religion did not extend to any or every place. As orders given by an apex court were not abided by the principal secretaries, …
Irked by non-implementation of its earlier orders, the Bombay High Court on Wednesday asked the chief secretary to identify officers responsible for not implementing noise pollution rules so that contempt action could be taken against them. A division bench of justices Abhay Oka and Revati Mohite-Dere rapped the state for …
