Natural Disasters

Performance Audit of Disaster Management in the State of Jammu and Kashmir

The Report contains the results of performance audit of disaster management activities of the Government of Jammu and Kashmir covering the period from 2010-11 to 2014-15 including the drought of 2009, the cloudburst in Leh of 2010 and the floods of September 2014.

Publication Date: 
04/07/2017
Comptroller and Auditor General of India
Tags:
Disaster Management, Disaster Preparedness, Droughts, Floods, Finance, Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), Jammu & Kashmir
Environment

Presentation Convent students rally for environmental conservation

Around 200 students of class UKG participated in the rally. Holding placards, they appealed people to save water bodies and stop using polythene.

Publication Date: 
25/05/2017
Greater Kashmir
Tags:
Environmental Security, Water Resources, Environment Education, Plastics, Jammu & Kashmir
Environment

Jammu and Kashmir Ecotourism Policy (Draft- 2017)

The State of Jammu and Kashmir aims to protect the aesthetic landscapes in the State by regulating tourism in an ecologically sustainable manner, and to provide livelihood opportunities to the local communities through ecotourism.

Publication Date: 
17/05/2017
Government of Jammu and Kashmir
Tags:
Ecotourism, Jammu & Kashmir, Environment
Forests

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding transfer of 159 ha of forest land for non forest purpose, Jammu District, Jammu & Kashmir, 01/05/2017

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nigam Priyae Saroop Vs State of Jammu and Kashmir & Others dated 01/05/2017 regarding transfer of 159 hectares of forest land to the Higher Education Department for establishment of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Nagrota area of Jammu district.

National Green Tribunal dismisses the Application on the count that the Tribunal does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate the present controversy as it does not fall within the purview and scope of Section 14 of the NGT Act, 2010 so as to settle the dispute herein.

Judgement Date: 
01/05/2017
Tags:
Forests, Forest Policy, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT), Jammu & Kashmir
Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding dumping of debris from the construction of the road from Udhampur to Banihal in rivers Ravi and Chenab, Jammu & Kashmir, 14/03/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Amresh Singh Vs. Union of India & Others dated 14/03/2017 regarding dumping of debris from the construction of the road from Udhampur to Banihal in rivers Ravi and Chenab, Jammu & Kashmir. NGT directs NHAI and the State of Jammu & Kashmir to ensure that all the subcontractors are served notice and they appear before the Tribunal on the next date of hearing (26/04/2017).

Previous Orders Dated:

Judgement Date: 
14/03/2017
Tags:
Roads, Waste Disposal, Rivers, Ravi, Chenab, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Jammu & Kashmir
Health

Dietary deficiency of vitamin A among rural children: A community-based survey using a food-frequency questionnaire

Overt vitamin A deficiency has been controlled in most parts of India, but prevalence of subclinical deficiency may still be high, which may enhance susceptibility to infections, reduce growth potential and also lead to higher mortality. We aimed to: (i) assess the consumption pattern of vitamin A-rich foods in children 1–5 years of age in rural Jammu; and (ii) estimate the dietary deficiency of vitamin A leading to risk of subclinical vitamin A deficiency in cluster- villages of the study area.

Publication Date: 
01/03/2017
Shivali Suri, Dinesh Kumar, Ranjan Das
National Medical Journal of India
30
2
61-72
Tags:
Nutritional Diseases, Child Health, Consumption Patterns, Jammu (D), Jammu & Kashmir
Climate Change

Climate modeling of Jhelum river basin - A comparative study

Global Circulation Models (GCMs) are a major tool used for future projections of climate change using different emission scenarios. However, for assessing the hydrological impacts of climate change at regional scale, the GCM outputs cannot be used directly due to the mismatch in the spatial resolution between the GCMs and hydrological models. In order to use the output of a GCM for conducting hydrological impact studies, downscaling is used.

Publication Date: 
30/01/2017
Mehnaza Akhter, Ahanger Manzoor Ahmad
Environment Pollution and E Climate Change
1
2
1-14
Tags:
Jhelum, Climate Change, Hydrology, Climate Impacts, Rainfall Pattern, Rivers, Jammu & Kashmir
Solid Waste

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding sanitary landfill site at Srinagar, 24/01/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Irfan Ahmad & Ors. Vs. Mr. Nawang Rigzin Jora & Ors. dated 24/01/2017 regarding sanitary landfill site at Srinagar.

NGT directed the Jammu & Kashmir Government that within one week it should bring complete and comprehensive action plan to ensure handing of municipal solid waste in accordance with Solid Waste Management Rules 2016. The State was entitled to have its opinion with regard to stakeholders who would establish Waste to Energy or Waste to Bio-methane and RDF to Power Plants.

Judgement Date: 
24/01/2017
Tags:
Sanitary Landfill, Srinagar (T), Waste To Energy, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Municipal Solid Waste, Jammu & Kashmir
Environment

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding disposal of debris from the construction of the road from Udhampur to Banihal in rivers Ravi and Chenab, Jammu & Kashmir, 04/01/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Amresh Singh Vs. Union of India & Others dated 04/01/2017 regarding disposal of debris from the construction of the road from Udhampur to Banihal in rivers Ravi and Chenab, Jammu & Kashmir.

Judgement Date: 
04/01/2017
Tags:
Construction Industry, River Pollution, Air Pollution, Chenab, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Ravi, Jammu & Kashmir
Biodiversity

Traditional uses of under-utilized tree species in sub tropical rainfed areas of Kathua, Jammu & Kashmir

Present investigation was carried out in three blocks; Hiranagar, Dinga Amb and Marheenof Kathuadistrict of Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir located in the sub-tropical zone to identify and document the under-utilized forest tree species and their multiple traditional uses. Study revealed that people in the study area make multiple traditional uses of eight tree species which are ordinarily considered under-utilized, viz. Aegle marmelos L., Carissa spinarum L.; Cordia dichotoma var. wallichii, Ficus palmata Forsk. syn . F.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2017
P S Slathia, Narinder Paul, S K Gupta & et al
Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge
16
1
164-169
Tags:
Trees, Traditional Knowledge, Medicinal Plants, Nutrition, Jammu (D), Fodder, Vegetables, Jammu & Kashmir

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