Even as the district has remained prone to floods for the last several years, the authorities have failed to take any concrete steps to protect the lives and properties of the local residents.
The proposed 1320 MW Mukerian thermal plant to be taken up for commissioning by Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) is set to become a reality with the Union Coal ministry allocating a 229 million tonne coal block in West Bengal to Punjab.
Two out of the six water samples collected from Jawahar Nagar camp area have failed the potability test. These water samples of MC water were collected by the Health Department on June 18.
Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today gave in principle approval to projects worth Rs 660 crore in the state for the current fiscal under various Nabard schemes.
The decision was taken by the Chief Minister at a high-level meeting with a seven-member Nabard team led by its regional chief general manager Naresh Gupta.
A new renewable energy technology that can dissuade farmers from burning stubble in the open was launched in the fields of Khwaspura village by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Ropar, here
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today stayed the e-auction of minor-mineral quarries in 19 districts of Punjab.
The e-auction of 115 minor-mineral — sand or gravel — quarries in 19 of the state’s 22 districts was to be held from July 1 to 3. But, the state had proposed to postpone the auction to July 9.
Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today sought the personal intervention of his Haryana and Himachal Pradesh counterparts Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Virbhadra Singh to stop the reckless discharge of untreated domestic waste water and industrial effluents into the Ghaggar in Punjab’s territory.
Presiding over a meeting of senior officers of the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB), Badal underscored the need to resolve this inter-state environmental issue.
