Out of the total geographical area of India about 53% suffers from different kinds of land degradation, and Uttar Pradesh accounts for 9.06%. About 4.0 m ha (11.03%) area of the country is suffering from ravine problem. U.P. shares 1.230 m ha (31%) ravine land of the country spread over in 25 districts of the state.
LUCKNOW: Zero rains in Uttaranchal hills on Sunday helped to stabilise the rising water levels of Gang Naher and Kosi rivers which have wreaked havoc in west UP, much to the relief of lakhs of people affected by flood. However, the unrelenting Yamuna continued to swell on Sunday.
Lucknow: People of western UP heaved a sigh of relief as rainfall activity slowed down and water began to recede in some places on Thursday. But their ordeal is far from over as a fresh alert has been sounded for districts along the banks of the Ganga and Yamuna.
In a major boost to the Mayawati government in Uttar Pradesh, the Supreme Court today cleared the decks for the ambitious multi-crore six-lane Yamuna Expressway Project linking Greater Noida to Agra by upholding its decision to acquire 1,604 hectares of private land.
A bench of Justices V S Sirpurkar and Cyriac Joseph dismissed petitions filed by aggrieved land owners who challenged the acquist
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday cleared the decks for the Yamuna Expressway project to link Greater Noida with Agra by upholding the Uttar Pradesh government's decision to acquire 1,604 hectares of private land.
A Bench of Justices V.S. Sirpurkar and Cyriac Joseph dismissed the petitions filed by landowners who termed the acquisition a
LUCKNOW: The plantation exercise started by Agra forest division with an aim to provide an eco-protection cover to the 17th century monument has struck a chord with the people.
