Having received criticism from various quarters about the use of paver blocks around the roots of trees, the Municipal Corporation (MC) is all set to get a survey conducted of the trees that have been affected. Thereafter, paver blocks will be removed from the roots of the trees.

The survey would be done of the trees on the roads within the purview of the civic body.

More than two years after these were purchased by the Municipal Corporation (MC), the mechanised road sweeping machines continue to be money guzzlers.

While the utility of these machines purchased from Italy had been under scanner, it has come to light that Rs. 32.63 lakh has been paid in excess to the amount approved by the General House for the project. Besides, around Rs.

Brick kilns in India must form cooperatives to implement new technology and thus save themselves from the onslaught of rising prices of input material and also the environment.

Anxious resi March 9: Anxious residents in Punjab

Due to high land cost and banks' reluctance in financing renewable power projects, Punjab has not been able to tap solar energy optimally despite abundant sunshine.
Experts say, for a solar power project to be financially viable, land cost should not be more than Rs. 2 lakh per acre. But even in backward areas of Punjab, an acre costs more than Rs. 15 lakh.

The Environment Ministry has lifted its January-2010 moratorium on environmental clearance for new projects and expansion in eight critically polluted areas, including Ludhiana in Punjab.

Based on recommendations received from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the moratorium has been lifted in Ludhiana (Punjab), Varanasi-Mirzapur (UP), Agra (UP), Bhavnagar (Gujarat), Cuddalore (Tamil