Natural Disasters

Brahmaputra renders 36,981 families homeless in five years

The voracious Brahmaputra has rendered homeless as many as 36,981 families by eroding their lands and houses across Assam in the past five years, the State Assembly was informed today.

Publication Date: 
04/03/2015
Sentinel (Guwahati)
Tags:
Assam, Brahmaputra, Soil Erosion, Land, Displacement, Rehabilitation, Compensation, Natural Disasters
Natural Disasters

Finance for reducing disaster risk: 10 things to know

This document focuses on the basics of disaster risk reduction (DRR) finance and the opportunities that the Post-2015 development finance landscape can offer. In the post-2015 framework for disaster risk reduction – the successor to the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) – it is imperative that the discussion on financing is elaborated.

Publication Date: 
01/03/2015
Charlene Watson, Alice Caravani, Tom Mitchell, Jan Kellett, Katie Peters
Overseas Development Institute
Tags:
Disaster Management, Natural Disasters, Finance, Disaster Preparedness, India, Global, Rehabilitation
Fisheries

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding loss of livelihood by traditional fishermen in Uran and Panvel Talukas of Raigad, Maharashtra, 27/02/2015

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Ramdas Janardan Koli Vs Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forests dated 27/02/2015 regarding loss of livelihood by traditional fishermen, who are residents of villages, known as “Hanuman Koliwada, Uran Koliwada, Gavhan Koliwada, and BelpadaKoliwada” situated in Uran and Panvel Talukas of Raigad districts due to project activities of the Respondents, as well as implementation of rehabilitation of their families, who are unsettled on account of the projects in question.

Judgement Date: 
27/02/2015
Tags:
Marine Fisherfolk, Raigad, Maharashtra, Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Rehabilitation, Land Reclamation, Ports, Land Acquisition
Land

Tribals stage massive protest in Tapri

Want land back from JP company *Threaten jail bharo andolan on February 26

Publication Date: 
25/02/2015
Kuldeep Chauhan
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Himachal Pradesh, Land Acquisition, Kinnaur, Farmers, Tribals, Rehabilitation, Compensation, Hydroelectricity, Displacement, Land
Natural Disasters

Govt approves Rs 600 m for Surkhet flood damage

SURKHET, Feb 24: The government has approved Rs 600 million through the offices concerned for rehabilitation and reconstruction of the physical infrastructures damaged by the flood and landslide in

Publication Date: 
24/02/2015
Republica (Nepal)
Tags:
Natural Disasters, Floods, Surkhet, Flood Relief, Landslides, Rehabilitation, South Asia
Land

The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Amendment) Bill, 2015

This controversial Land Acquisition Bill has been introduced in the Lok Sabha on 24 Feb, 2015 amidst opposition and protests.

Publication Date: 
24/02/2015
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation, Displacement, Compensation, India
Water Resources

The world famous Dal Lake dying a slow death

Encroachment, pollution contribute to steady degradation of the water body

Publication Date: 
19/02/2015
Azhar Qadri
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Srinagar (T), Dal Lake, National Lake Conservation Plan (NLCP), Rehabilitation, Lake Pollution, Water Resources
Mining

Villagers say 'no' to Coal India's Chhattisgarh plan

However, they do not have a veto

Publication Date: 
12/02/2015
R Krishna Das
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Chhattisgarh, Coal, Mining, Land Acquisition, Coal India, Rehabilitation, Public Hearing, Environment Act 1986
Water Pollution

River Sal to get new lease of life

The central government has come to the aid of River Sal—once the lifeline of Salcete—which now suffers from high levels of contamination.

Publication Date: 
05/02/2015
Times Of India (Goa)
Tags:
Goa, Rivers, River Pollution, Rehabilitation, Water Pollution Control, Water Pollution
Land

Odisha Tribals protest land ordinance

United under the banner of ‘Koraputia Jana Suakshya Sangh (KJSS)’, tribals held a demonstration at Semiliguda in Koraput district on Wednesday to protest against alleged infringement of their land

Publication Date: 
29/01/2015
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Orissa (Odisha), Land Acquisition, Koraput (D), Regulations, Forest Rights Act 2006, Land Acquisition Act 2013, Tribals, Rehabilitation, Land

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