Sources at state secretariat, Nabanna, said, they had a control room from where the chief minister would monitor the situation across the state.

BARASAT: Three dengue deaths were reported from the city's northern suburbs on Tuesday and Wednesday, taking the dengue-related deaths in North 24 Paraganas to 30 in the past three months.

The minister said that West Midnapore, Howrah, Hooghly, East Burdwan and Bankura have been worst affected in the floods, while districts such as South and North 24 Parganas, Purulia, Nadia, Birbhum

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Tribunal On Its Own Motion (Reg. Sunderban Forest) Vs Union of India & Others dated 17/02/2017 regarding construction in the Sundarbans. The affidavit filed on behalf of the State PCB containing the inspection report in respect of the hotels on Sagar Island is ordered to be taken on record.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Tribunal on its Motion Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 21/11/2016 regarding dumping of garbages at Rajiv Nagar, North 24 Parganas from South Dum Dum, Dum Dum, North Dum Dum and New Barrackpore Municipalities.

NGT directs Department of Municipal Affairs, to monitor the activities of all the municipalities in dealing with the area in question, particularly with the dumping and disposal of waste materials.

As many as 239 new dengue cases were reported from different districts of West Bengal in the last 24 hours even as the death toll due to the vector-borne disease remained unchanged at 20, officials

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Subhas Datta Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 11/08/2016 regarding auto-emission and high air pollution in the cities of Kolkata and Howrah. The Applicant also mentions about the reports of West Bengal Pollution Control Board that showed air quality of Kolkata to be highly polluted in the night hours during the period between mid-October to February end and it was stated to be not only higher than the day time but also five to six times in excess of the safe limit.

One person died of dengue, while another death which was reported last month was today found to be from the same disease, taking the toll in the state since January to eight.

The West Bengal government has set a target to construct toilets across all villages of the state by March 2019 to enable open defecation free (ODF) rural Bengal, an official said.

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Qamaruddin Gazi Vs Chief Secretary, Government of West Bengal dated 16/02/2016 regarding environmental pollution and injury to the human health, particularly to the people living nearby a poultry farm established in a residential area, District- 24 Parganas (North), West Bengal.

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