Bankura (D)

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding the proposal to fell 938 trees to build a bridge over river Shali, Bankura district, West Bengal, 17/08/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Nirmal Kumar Singha Vs The State of West Bengal & Others dated 17/08/2023.

Judgement Date:

17/08/2023

Tags:

Deforestation, Land Acquisition, Bridges, River, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), Bankura (D), West Bengal, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court

Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding a brickfield, Bishnupur, Bankura, West Bengal, 21/10/2021

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Bansi Badan Kundu Vs The State of West Bengal & Others dated 21/10/2021.

The matter related to a brickfield located 15 metres away from the Katandhar Bypass, Bankura district, West Bengal.

Judgement Date:

21/10/2021

Tags:

Bricks, Bankura (D), West Bengal, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Air Pollution

Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution caused by Mejia Thermal Power Station, Bankura, West Bengal, 13/12/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Legal Aid Services-West Bengal Vs Union of India & Others dated 13/12/2017 regarding pollution caused by Mejia Thermal Power Station, Bankura, West Bengal. The Enquiry Report substantiates environmental degradation both in terms of air and water pollution and therefore the Court directs the power plant to show cause before the next date (31/01/2018) as to why the plant shall not be ordered to be shut down for not having followed the pollution norms.

Judgement Date:

13/12/2017

Tags:

Mejia TPS, Industrial Pollution, Bankura (D), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Air Pollution, Water Pollution, West Bengal

Environment

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding utilization fly ash based products in construction activities within 300 km radius of thermal power plants, 17/03/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Rudranil De Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 17/03/2017 regarding utilization fly ash based products in construction activities within 300 km radius of any coal or lignite based Thermal Power Plant. Original Application stands disposed off.

Judgement Date:

17/03/2017

Tags:

Fly Ash Bricks, West Bengal, Thermal Power Plants, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Bankura (D)

Mining

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding sand mining in West Bengal, 14/03/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Biplab Kumar Chowdhury Vs West Bengal Pollution Control Board & Others dated 14/03/2017 regarding sand mining continuing unabated at various parts of West Bengal especially Hooghly and Bankura districts.

It is stated in the Application that despite specific prohibition on sand mining vide aforesaid order, the said activities are continuing unabated at various parts of the State. NGT directs the respondents to file their affidavit-in-opposition and state on the factual aspects.

Judgement Date:

14/03/2017

Tags:

Sand, Mining, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, West Bengal, Hoogly, Bankura (D)

Agriculture

Spatial analysis of rainfall variability and rainfed rice crop using GIS Technique in West Bengal (India)

The rainfed areas receive mean annual precipitation in range of 500-1500 mm with high degree of variability and are beset with problems of mid-season drought and associated impacts on the crop productivity. In this paper, analysis of weekly, monthly, annual rainfall and weekly rainfall probabilities in relation to crop productivity has been carried out for all the stations of the study area in West Bengal where rain-fed agriculture is predominant.

Publication Date:

01/01/2017

Author(s): P. K. Singh, L. S. Rathore, D. V. Bhaskar Rao & et al

Source: Mausam

Vol:

68

Issue:

2

pp:

287-298

Tags:

Rainfall Pattern, Dryland Farming, Geographical Information Systems (GIS), Remote Sensing, Rice, West Bengal, Bankura (D), Birbhum, Hoogly, Monsoons, Irrigation

Forests

Continuing the forest conservation debate: Rhetoric and reality of Green India Mission

The National Mission for a Green India proposal, released under the aegis of the National Action Plan on Climate Change, is a significant attempt to integrate the mechanism of ecosystem services in the overall framework of forest conservation in India. It suggests a series of strategies for improving the quality of forests and proposes reforms for strengthening joint forest management. This paper discusses the likely impact of these reforms on current forest use practice. It does so by analysing the various provisions of the mission and how they support or contradict ongoing forest uses.

Publication Date:

23/01/2016

Author(s): Sumana Datta

Source: Economic and Political Weekly

Vol:

51

Issue:

4

pp:

49-55

Tags:

Forest Conservation, National Mission for Green India (GIM), Climate Change, Ecosystem Services, Joint Forest Management (JFM), Climate Mitigation, Forest Rights Act 2006, Bankura (D), West Bengal, Firewood, Minor Forest Produce, Livestock, Grazing Lands, Household Energy, LPG

Health

2,700 infant deaths in Bankura and Paschim Medinipur

According to recent reports submitted by the district administration of Paschim Medinipur and Bankura to the West Bengal Government, 2,700 infant deaths occurred in the two districts during the yea

Publication Date:

04/06/2015

Author(s): Soumya Das

Source: Hindu (New Delhi)

Tags:

West Bengal, Infant mortality, Bankura (D), Medinipur (D), Child Health, Health Effects, Health

Mining

Judgement of the Supreme Court of India regarding Ardhagram coal block allocation, District Bankura, West Bengal, 27/01/2015

Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Union of India & Others Vs Sova Ispat Limited & Others dated 27/01/2015 regarding Ardhagram coal block allocation in District Bankura, West Bengal.

Judgement Date:

27/01/2015

Tags:

Mining, Coal, Bankura (D), West Bengal, Court, Supreme Court, High Court, Mineral - Based Industry, Compensation

Health