Forests

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding construction being made by Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board in forest land, Mussoorie, Dehradun District, Uttarakhand, 21/02/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Bharti Kawatra Vs Department of Tourism, Uttarakhand & Others dated 21/02/2019 regarding construction being made by Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board in forest land in Park Estate, Hathipaon, Mussoorie, Dehradun District.

Judgement Date: 
21/02/2019
Tags:
Forests, Mussoorie, Dehradun (D), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Forest Encroachments
Mining

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal mining along Song River, Suswa River and Jakhan River at Doiwala, District Dehradun, Uttarakhand, 24/01/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Birendra Kumar Pegwal Vs State of Uttarakhand dated 24/01/2019 regarding illegal mining along Song River, Suswa River and Jakhan River at Doiwala, District Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The report submitted by a Joint Committee of State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) and the District Collector, Dehradun shows that mining is being carried out through two Government agencies i.e. Uttarakhand Forest Development Corporation (UFDC) and Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam Limited (GMVN). However, the said two agencies have further hired contractors.

Judgement Date: 
24/01/2019
Tags:
Rivers, Sand, Mining, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Dehradun (D), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
Natural Disasters

3 dead in Uttarakhand as cold wave worsens

Three persons have died allegedly due to severe cold wave conditions in Uttarakhand’s Dehradun district, officials said on Sunday.

Publication Date: 
31/12/2018
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Cold Waves, Dehradun (D), Natural Disasters
Natural Disasters

Cold wave conditions to continue in Uttarakhand, Almora freezes at -3.5 degree Celsius

Dehradun: The on-going cold wave conditions across Uttarakhand are going to continue for at least another couple of days with mercury hovering below normal limits in both hills and plains in the hi

Publication Date: 
27/12/2018
Times Of India (Dehradun)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Cold Waves, Almora (D), Dehradun (D), Natural Disasters
Water Pollution

Tests reveal toxic chemicals in Doon's rivers

The much touted river revival initiative pushed foward by the chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat appears to have had little impact considering recent findings regarding the level of toxic chemica

Publication Date: 
01/06/2018
Pioneer (Dehradun)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Dehradun (D), River Pollution, Total Dissolved Solids, Cancer, Health Effects, Water Pollution
Water Supply

World Bank to fund water schemes for Doon, 6 other dists

To end water woes being experienced in several areas of Uttarakhand, the World Bank has agreed to finance water schemes worth Rs 975 crore in 35 semi-urban areas of Dehradun and six other districts

Publication Date: 
24/01/2018
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Dehradun (D), Drinking Water, World Bank, Water Supply
Natural Disasters

IIT quake warning system for N India

Move Will Alert People In Seismic Cities

Publication Date: 
12/09/2017
Vishwa Mohan
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Earthquakes, Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT), Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Himalaya, Dehradun (D), Natural Disasters
Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding discharge of toxic waste by the factories at the Pharma City, Dehradun into River Yamuna, 25/07/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Selaqui International School Vs. Union of India & Others dated 25/07/2017 regarding discharge of toxic waste by the factories at the Pharma City, Selaqui, Dehradun into River Yamuna.

Judgement Date: 
25/07/2017
Tags:
Drug Industry, Industrial Pollution, Dehradun (D), Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Yamuna, River Pollution, Waste Disposal
Forests

This village shows there's money in saving forests

Dudhai's villagers may be the first in India to have got financial ben efits under the Biological Diversity Act, 2002.They have also used its provisions to end rampant illegal mining on the Swarna

Publication Date: 
22/05/2017
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Dehradun (D), Biodiversity Act 2002, Illegal Trade, Mining, Afforestation, Forests
Forests

ठाणा गांव के ग्रामीण पर्यावरण प्रहरी बनकर उभरे

देहरादून के ठाणा गांव के ग्रामीण पर्यावरण प्रहरी बनकर उभरे हैं। उन्होंने गांव के ऊपर बंजर हिस्सों में बांज के पौधों का रोपण कर दस हेक्टेयर क्षेत्र में हरा-भरा जंगल खड़ा कर दिया।

Publication Date: 
19/05/2017
Dainik Jagran (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Dehradun (D), Afforestation, Drinking Water, Biodiversity, Forests

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