Natural Disasters

Houses damaged in Chamoli cloudburst

Cloudburst at two places in Chamoli district led to extensive damage to property and blockade of 32 internal roads early on Monday.

Publication Date: 
17/07/2018
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Chamoli, Rainfall, Landslides, Natural Disasters
Energy

Rawat inaugurates renovated power project in Helang Valley

Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Friday inaugurated the renovated 3,000 kilowatts Urgam Hydro Power Project built by Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam (UJVN) on Kalpganga river in Helang Valley (

Publication Date: 
26/03/2018
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Hydroelectricity, Chamoli, Energy
Environment

No environment clearance but U’khand ready with assembly building near Gairsain

DEHRADUN: Despite the National Green Tribunal (NGT) recently pulling up the Uttarakhand government for not taking environmental clearances for the assembly building near Gairsain, rapid constructio

Publication Date: 
29/11/2017
Times Of India (Dehradun)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Environment Clearance (EC), Housing Construction, Chamoli, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Environment
Health

24 new dengue cases in state, first death in Kumaon

DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand recorded 24 new dengue cases and a death on Wednesday and with this the total count of dengue patients in the state crossed the mark of hundred.

Publication Date: 
22/09/2017
Times Of India (Dehradun)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Dengue, Vector Borne Diseases, Nainital (D), Haridwar (D), Chamoli, Health Effects, Health
Forests

Uttarakhand farmers to be allowed cut20 varieties of trees:Union agriculture minister

Union agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh on Sunday said in order to bolster income of farmers, the Uttarakhand government would be allowed to bring about necessary changes in the law enabling t

Publication Date: 
15/05/2017
Times Of India (Dehradun)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Trees, Farmers, Ministry Of Agriculture, Environmentalists, Forests, Chamoli
Water Pollution

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding dumping of construction debris into River Alaknanda, 13/04/2017

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vimal Bhai Vs Tehri Hydro Development Corporation & Others dated 13/04/2017 regarding dumping of construction debris into River Alaknanda. It is the case of the applicant that this indiscriminate dumping of construction material and debris into River Alaknanda is polluting it and the Project Proponent of the Vishugud-Pipalkoti Hydroelectric Power project is responsible for this pollution of the River.

Judgement Date: 
13/04/2017
Tags:
Alakananda, River Pollution, Waste Disposal, Dams, Hydroelectricity, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Environment Clearance (EC), Chamoli
Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding dumping of muck and construction waste into the river Alaknanda by Tehri Hydro Development Corporation, Chamoli, Uttarakhand, 11/01/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vimal Bhai Vs. Tehri Hydro Development Corporation & Others dated 11/01/2017 regarding dumping of muck and construction waste into the river Alaknanda by Tehri Hydro Development Corporation, Chamoli District of Uttarakhand.

Related Order

Judgement Date: 
11/01/2017
Tags:
Tehri, Dams, Waste Disposal, Alakananda, River Pollution, Chamoli, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Economy

Mapping and profile of Himalayan nettle (Girardinia diversifolia) units in Uttrakhand

A minimum of eight units, in Chamoli and Uttarkashi districts were selected through probability proportional to size sampling technique (PPS) to study the work profile of nettle units in Uttarakhand. Fifty per cent of nettle units were established in the years 2007-2008. It was observed that 72.50 per cent and 62.50 per cent of nettle fibres were used in Uttarakashi and Chamoli respectively. They used 100 per cent nettle fibre which is a harvest wild growth in this area.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2017
Neha Garg, Harinder Kaur Saggu
International Journal of Home Science
3
1
146-149
Tags:
Flora, Chamoli, Uttarkashi (D), Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Cottage Industry, Informal Sector, Himalaya, Subsidies
Environment

Environmental clearance given for Rishikesh-Karnaprayag railway line

HARIDWAR: Work on the much anticipated 125-km long Rishikesh-Karnaprayag railway line, which will make Char Dham Yatra more accessible for the pilgrims, is expected to begin in December 2016.

Publication Date: 
19/10/2016
Times Of India (Dehradun)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Chamoli, Haridwar (D), Rail Transport, Environment Clearance (EC), Environment
Environment

New legislative Assembly building at Gairsain hits NGT roadblock

DEHRADUN: The Uttarakhand government's ambitious project of creating a new legislative Assembly building at Bharisain in Gairsain, the proposed summer capital of the state, has hit a road block as

Publication Date: 
29/09/2016
Seema Sharma
Times Of India (Dehradun)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Environment Clearance (EC), National Green Trbunal (NGT), Central Groundwater Board (CGWB), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Chamoli, Groundwater, Environment

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