The state government will soon approach the National Green Tribunal (NGT) which has restrained lifting of construction ban in Shimla’s green belts.

Sets up Cabinet sub-committee to take final decision

Had the guidelines of the Central Water Commission (CWC) outlining dam safety measures been strictly enforced, 24 Hyderabad students could have been saved from being washed way in the Beas in Mandi

The state government has directed the Revenue and Forest Department to start physical verification of the actual area under occupation by Tibetans at various settlements in the state to verify case

To deal sternly with any kind of violations by cement plants, the state government today directed the Mining, Excise, Forest and Environment Departments to initiate action against JayPee Cement com

With the National Green Tribunal (NGT) restraining the Himachal Pradesh Government from lifting ban on construction in 17 green belts of Shimla, the entire exercise to allow construction in these g

Notwithstanding the recommendation in the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) report that Shimla be declared a no-construction zone, the construction activity could be allowed in 17 green belts as

The Town and Country Planning (TCP) Department has received about 50 objections and suggestions towards the final decision on the relaxation of ban on construction in the 17 green belts in the stat

The Himachal Pradesh State Pollution Control Board issued a notice to Associate Cement Company (ACC) as to why their production should not be stopped for violating pollution norms.

The notice was issued by Vineet Kumar, Member Secretary of the board, on December 24 to unit-I and unit-II of the ACC following a protest by villagers residing in the vicinity of the Barmana cement plant over exceptionally high air pollution levels.

Over 650 structures along the Parwanoo-Shimla highway will be removed to pave the way for the Rs 2,300 crore four-laning project of the road.

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