Punjab

State to promote micro-irrigation

Aiming for sustainable water management, the state on Sunday announced that it would promote micro-irrigation of maize on 1,000 acres this season.

Publication Date:

10/06/2019

Source: Tribune (New Delhi)

Tags:

Punjab, Water Management, Irrigation

Industry

Sustainable industrial development in Punjab, Pakistan

Greening Pakistan’s industry has become an imperative to minimize its adverse impacts on the environment and society, but also to sustain the sector’s growth. Despite substantial growth in recent decades, the

Publication Date:

01/06/2019

Source: The World Bank

Tags:

Industry, Industrial Pollution, Industrial Waste, Sustainable Development, Punjab, Pakistan

Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution caused by the Universal Carbon Factory at Tanda, Hoshiarpur Punjab, 30/05/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sarabjit Singh & Others Vs State of Punjab dated 30/05/2019 regarding remedial action against the pollution caused by the Universal Carbon Factory at Tanda, Hoshiarpur Road, Hoshiarpur Punjab. The report by the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) acknowledged violations under Air Act 1981 and the unit was directed to be shifted by April 2020.

Judgement Date:

30/05/2019

Tags:

Industrial Pollution, Hoshiarpur (D), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Punjab, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)

Water Pollution

NGT-formed panel unhappy with deteriorating water quality of rivers

Chandigarh: A monitoring panel constituted by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) reviewed the progress of the implementation of action plans for cleaning the Satluj, Beas and Ghaggar rivers.

Publication Date:

30/05/2019

Source: Times of India (Chandigarh)

Tags:

Punjab, Beas, Ghaggar, Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP), National Green Tribunal (NGT), River Pollution, Water Pollution

Water Pollution

Speed up Buddha Nullah & Satluj cleaning: NGT panel

Ludhiana: Cracking the whip on the municipal corporation, the drainage department and the Punjab Pollution Control Board, a National Green Tribunal-constituted committee on Wednesday asked them to

Publication Date:

30/05/2019

Source: Times of India (Ludhiana)

Tags:

Punjab, Ludhiana (D), Water Pollution, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), National Green Tribunal (NGT)

Health

Health Department gears up to fight vector-borne diseases

Conducts door-to-door survey to check dengue, chikungunya

Publication Date:

28/05/2019

Source: Tribune (New Delhi)

Tags:

Punjab, Vector Borne Diseases, Chikungunya, Dengue, Health

Health

Mission polio-free dist on admn’s mind

To make children aged 0-5 years free from polio disease, a pulse polio drive would be held in the district from June 16 to 20.

Publication Date:

28/05/2019

Source: Tribune (New Delhi)

Tags:

Punjab, Polio, Child Health, Chikungunya, Dengue, Health Effects, Health

Environment

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding unscientific carcass disposal site at Village Ladhowal, District Ludhiana, Punjab, 24/05/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Kulwinder Singh Sandhu & Others Vs Ram Murti & Others dated 24/05/2019 regarding unscientific carcass disposal site at Village Ladhowal, District Ludhiana, Punjab.

Judgement Date:

24/05/2019

Tags:

Waste Disposal, Ludhiana (D), Punjab, National Green Tribunal (NGT), River Pollution, Court, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)

Health