LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh government, on Saturday, approved the closure of 5 out of 21 blacklisted tanneries that have been polluting the Ganga in the state.
Closure notices, UP Pollution Control Board officials confirmed, were served to the errant tanneries after informing them about the need to set up primary treatment plants (PTPs) at their set-ups.
The National Advisory Council, led by Sonia Gandhi, declared that it would have nothing to do with the drafting of the Lokpal Bill now that a joint committee of the government and activists is working on it.
But at a meeting on Thursday, the NAC unveiled the blueprint of a more ambitious and
LUCKNOW: The proposed city sanitation plan (CSP) for Lucknow inched a step further with Crisil, the agency deputed for the purpose, giving a presentation before members of CSP task force at the Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) on Tuesday.
The agency had given a representation earlier also highlighting the civic loopholes that needed to be plugged before proper amenities are provided to the p
UP Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) has warned the private franchisee company Torrent Power, currently managing power distribution in Agra city, for cancellation of the agreement.
The private company which was handed over power distribution in Agra a year ago have reportedly defied the terms of agreement with power corporation by not providing certain information and data over this period.
LUCKNOW: Allaying fears of farmers that their land would be acquired under the extended master plan, the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) on Thursday said that it would not be the case.
The authority in a statement said that the new 197 villages, which have been incorporated in the master plan would be taken up under various zonal plans and the land use would be defined accordingly.
LUCKNOW: An ambitious groundwater recharge project in 116 parks of the city may end up contaminating the city groundwater. Experts feel that deep pits and wells being dug up in the parks under this project may work as an open passage for pesticides and other harmful elements.
The project is being undertaken in joint collaboration of Central groundwater board and state groundwater department.
LUCKNOW: The two units of Parichha thermal power project, which are under the scanner of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) for snuffing out fly-ash, thereby causing health hazard to thousands of villagers living around, have been waiting for almost five years for a mandatory renovation exercise, top sources in UP Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam have revealed.
LUCKNOW: In an effort aimed at giving an additional dose of strength to the anti-corruption campaign run by India Against Corruption, social activists have called upon people to switch off lights for 10 minutes in the evening on April 9 in Lucknow.
Since, dusk sets in late nowadays, the slot of 7:00 pm to 7:10 pm is what activists have chosen for the total black-out call.
LUCKNOW: Stressing the need to recognise Gomti as a state river, scientists and activists who have been on a Gomti yatra since March 27, feel that the elevated status might help to bring some positive changes for the river that virtually flows through the state.
Experts are also of the view that restoring Gomti to its pristine glory is not a tough task.
