Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand)

Rains leave many homeless; toll 4 in U'khand

Over 700 families in Tehri have been left temporarily homeless after heavy rainfall and thunderstorms wreaked havoc in the hill district of Garhwal.

Publication Date:

31/05/2016

Author(s): Kautilya Singh

Source: Times Of India (New Delhi)

Tags:

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

Natural Disasters

Six die in Uttarakhand cloudbursts, rain brings mercury down

Weatherman has forecast rain or thundershowers in most parts of West Bengal for the next two days

Publication Date:

30/05/2016

Source: Hindu (New Delhi)

Tags:

Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Rainfall, Tehri, Uttarkashi (D), Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), Natural Disasters

Water Pollution

NGT pulls up U’khand for non compliance of Kosi river order

Dehradun: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has pulled up the Uttarakhand government for non-implementation of its order on pollution in the Kosi river in Nainital.

Publication Date:

30/05/2016

Author(s): Seema Sharma

Source: Times Of India (Dehradun)

Tags:

Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Kosi, River Pollution, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Nainital (D), Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Water Pollution

Forests

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding felling of trees for melting the coal tar, Uttarakhand, 27/05/2016

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Friends Vs. Government of Uttarakhand dated 27/05/2016 regarding cutting and felling of trees from forest land for the purpose of melting the coal tar for laying metalled road in the State of Uttarakhand. Counsel appearing for the State of Uttarakhand is unable to dispute to the fact that the trees are being felled and burnt for the purposes of melting the coal tar for laying metelled road

Judgement Date:

27/05/2016

Tags:

Deforestation, Roads, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand)

Wildlife

Tiger relocation plan at Rajaji to be reality soon

Forest officials visit Panna Tiger Reserve for training

Publication Date:

27/05/2016

Author(s): Jotirmay Thapliyal

Source: Tribune (New Delhi)

Tags:

Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Tiger, Rajaji NP, Reocation, Tiger Reserves, Panna NP, Madhya Pradesh, Wildlife

Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding disposal of waste into river Ganga by hotels, Uttarakhand, 26/05/2016

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M/s Hotel Shiv Sai Vs. The Member Secretary UEPPCB dated 26/05/2016 regarding disposal of waste into river Ganga by hotels, Uttarakhand. NGT noted that685 hotels out of which only 3 hotels have been sealed and to 9 hotels notices of closure has been issued as back as 28/04/2016. Till today none of them has been sealed. NGTdirects the Uttrakhand Pollution Control Board to take action against all the erring Hotels forthwith.

Judgement Date:

26/05/2016

Tags:

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

Wildlife

NGT orders eviction of 800 settlers from Corbett

DEHRADUN: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked both the Corbett Tiger Reserve authorities and Uttar Pardesh government to follow the instructions of the NGT and take required action before t

Publication Date:

26/05/2016

Author(s): Seema Sharma

Source: Times Of India (Dehradun)

Tags:

Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Corbett NP, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Tiger Reserves, Forest Encroachments, Wildlife

Water Pollution

Kalyani river turning into sewer; civic body promises action

For a devotee, a visit to Atariya temple in Rudrapur was seldom complete without a dip in the sacred Kalyani river.

Publication Date:

26/05/2016

Source: Times Of India (Dehradun)

Tags:

Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Kalyani, Rudrapur, River Pollution, Industrial Waste, Water Pollution

Natural Disasters

10 killed in Uttarakhand landslide

Ten daily wagers were killed and five others injured — one of them gravely — in a landslide that hit Dehradum district’s Chakrata in the wee hours of Monday.

Publication Date:

23/05/2016

Source: Tribune (New Delhi)

Tags:

Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Dehradun (D), Landslides, Natural Disasters

Water Resources