Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand)

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal operation of strone crushers, Uttarakhand, 18/08/2016

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Gulab Singh Bhandari & Others Vs. State of Uttarakhand & Others dated 18/08/2016 regarding stone crushers violating the conditions of the consent to operate granted to them.

Judgement Date:

18/08/2016

Tags:

Stone Industry, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)

Natural Disasters

130 roads blocked in U’khand, 5 die unable to reach hospital

DEHRADUN: With heavy rain and frequent landslides blocking more than 130 roads in various districts of Uttarakhand, patients from far-flung areas are struggling to reach hospitals.

Publication Date:

17/08/2016

Author(s): Shivani Azad

Source: Times Of India (Dehradun)

Tags:

Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Rainfall, Landslides, Uttarkashi (D), Tehri Garhwal, Pauri Garhwal, Chamoli, Natural Disasters

Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding a metal pickling industry not having consent to operate, Uttarakhand, 12/08/2016

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M/s. SLG Bright Wires Vs. Uttarakhand Environment Protection & Pollution Control Board dated 12/08/2016 regarding M/s. SLG Bright Wires engaged in manufacturing of MS steel wires, Alloy steel wires, SS wires, Copper wire & Brass wires involving annealing, pickling, phosphating and wire drawing operating without consent.

Judgement Date:

12/08/2016

Tags:

Industry, Water Demand, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)

Wildlife

No relation between leopard attack on humans with shrinking forest, prey base: Study

DEHRADUN: Titli Trust has made its finding public after conducting a joint survey with Wildlife Conservation Society on leopard afflicted forest divisions of the state for a year.

Publication Date:

12/08/2016

Source: Times Of India (Dehradun)

Tags:

Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Leopard, People - Animal Conflicts, Pauri Garhwal, Almora (D), NGO, Wildlife

Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding disposal of waste generated by Park Prime Hotel into river Ganga, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, 11/08/2016

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Park Prime Hotel Vs. State of Uttarakhand & Ors. dated 11/08/2016 regarding disposal of waste generated by Park Prime Hotel into river Ganga, Haridwar, Uttarakhand. Uttarakhand Pollution Control Board submits that the Hotel is now compliant and non-polluting. It has got its own STP and is located at a reasonable distance from river Ganga. In view of this NGT directs the seal of the Hotel to be removed.

Judgement Date:

11/08/2016

Tags:

Ganga, Hotels, Haridwar (T), Waste Disposal, River Pollution, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand)

Land

Tehri dam displaced families will get land ownership rights

In accordance with the earlier decision of the Supreme Court of India, the Tehri dam displaced families rehabilitated in Pashulok and Pathari areas will be granted land ownership rights.

Publication Date:

09/08/2016

Source: Pioneer (Dehradun)

Tags:

Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Tehri, Displacement, Rehabilitation, Land

Climate Change

Gangotri glacier retreating at 12m annually: Experts

DEHRADUN: Gangotri glacier, one of the largest in Uttarakhand, is retreating at 12 metres per year, said scientists at the GB Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development (GBPIHED) who a

Publication Date:

08/08/2016

Author(s): Yogesh Kumar

Source: Times Of India (Dehradun)

Tags:

Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Glacial Melt, Uttarkashi (D), Global Warming, Climate Impacts, Climate Change

Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal construction for commercial purposes on the river bed of Ganga in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, 05/08/2016

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rajiv Savara Vs. Darrameks Hotel & Developers Pvt. Ltd. & Ors. dated 05/08/2016 regarding illegal construction for commercial purposes on the river bed of Ganga in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand.

The Counsel for Darrameks Hotel & Developers Pvt. Ltd. submits that in discharge of corporate and social responsibilities they would clean plastic and other waste from river Ganga which comes within their stretch.

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Judgement Date:

05/08/2016

Tags:

Ganga, Hotels, Waste Disposal, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, River Pollution, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand)

Wildlife

In a first in the country, female monkeys to be given oral 'contraceptive' in Uttarakhand

DEHRADUN: In a bid to control monkey menace in the state, the Uttarakhand forest department in collaboration with the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) is going to introduce a project, pegged as th

Publication Date:

05/08/2016

Author(s): Seema Sharma

Source: Times Of India (Dehradun)

Tags:

Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Monkey, Contraception, Govind NP, Population, People - Animal Conflicts, Wildlife

Wildlife