Chaamriya (Almora): The stretch between Garam Pani to Kwarab is the area that is on the border of Nainital and Almora districts and has been the worst affected in the recent rain related disaster in the state.
New Delhi: Work will soon begin to make the drive to Nainital or Corbett national park get off to a fast start. The road transport and highways ministry is starting work on eightlaning the 28km stretch of National Highway-24 from Ghaziabad border to Dasna near Hapur.
DEHRA DUN, JUNE 20: All those national and international tourists who come to Nainital, attracted by the enchanting beauty of Naini Lake, would be least aware of the fact that it is facing threat from some harmful species of fish.
Landscape changes were measured in two watersheds of western Himalayas over a period of 17 years using satellite images. Whereas the total forest cover was found to have been altered, there was substantial shift
Drinking water scarcity in the region seems to have created a drought like situation. The matter of fact is that as many as 73 areas including 22 urban cities, 31 villages and 20 other colonies in five districts of Kumaon division are reeling under severe water crisis , while as part of contingency measures the concerned department has only 38 tankers to supply water to these affected areas.
Nainital Zoo officials have approached the higher authorities to procure a pair of Siberian tiger and tigress as the lone Siberian tiger in the zoo has almost completed its average life expectancy age.
In 2008, the Ministry of Rural Development issued guidelines on convergence of MNREGA with other development programmes and schemes to enable creation of durable assets and strengthen the livelihood resource base of the rural poor. In the framework for convergence, the role of NREGS is to provide the primary input for natural resource generation.
A women's organisation called Maitri has finally decided to take measures to preserve the famous Naini Lake, located in the middle of Nainital in Uttarakhand.
Nainital: It may not be good news for tourists but for Mussoorie it could literally mean a breath of fresh air. The Uttarakhand government has decided to introduce eco tax upon entry into the Queen of Hills with immediate effect, which is a first in the history of Mussoorie. It will be in line with the Naini lake tax charged from tourists in Nainital.
NEW DELHI: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank met Union Water Resources Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal here on Monday and urged him to give necessary clearances and provide financial help for two vital water projects
