Habitat And Urbanisation

Zimbabwe seeks $100 million for emergency road repairs

Zimbabwe requires $100 million for emergency road repairs following above normal rains that have severely damaged the urban road network and highways, a government minister said on Wednesday.

Publication Date: 
02/03/2017
Reuters
Tags:
Habitat And Urbanisation, Roads, Highways, Zimbabwe, Africa
Environment

First public hearing held for Mumbai-Nagpur Expressway

"Efforts will be taken to see to it that environment is not affected while constructing the road,” said U J Dabe, Superintending Engineer, MSRDC.

Publication Date: 
02/03/2017
Indian Express (Mumbai)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Roads, Mumbai, Nagpur (T), Public Hearing, Environmental Security, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Environment
Environment

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding devastation due to hill-cutting and tree felling in Lonavala, Pune, Maharashtra, 28/02/2017

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Nanik Rupani & Anr. Vs Secretary MoEF & Ors dated 28/02/2017 regarding devastation due to hill-cutting and tree felling in Lonavala, Pune, Maharashtra.

NGT restrains M/s Vikas Developers from hill cutting in the project area of Survey No.44+45/2 of Khandala, Taluka Maval, District Pune and also pay Rs. 40 Lakhs for restitution of the devastated area to Lonavala Municipal Council within a month.

Judgement Date: 
28/02/2017
Tags:
Ecology, Roads, Pune (D), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Municipal Corporations, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Soil Erosion, Compensation, Maharashtra, Deforestation
Transport

Report: Qatar residents spend 109 hours a year in traffic

Commuters in Qatar spent an average of 4.5 days on the roads last year, thanks to traffic congestion.

Publication Date: 
24/02/2017
Doha News (Qatar)
Tags:
Qatar, Congestion, Roads
Biodiversity

Carnivores more seriously threatened by roads than previously acknowledged

The effects of roads on carnivores have obviously been underestimated in worldwide species conservation.

Publication Date: 
09/02/2017
Eurek Alert
Tags:
Wildlife, Biodiversity, Roads, Development, Habitat, Endangered Species, Leopard, Africa, World Bank
Environment

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding environmental clearance for proposed Matheran Ropeway project, Village Bhutivali, District Raigad, Maharashtra, 03/02/2017

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of T. N. Godavarman Thirumulpad Vs Union of India & Others dated 03/02/2017 regarding environmental clearance for proposed Matheran Ropeway project at Village Bhutivali – Garbut – Madhavji point at Matheran, Tehsil Karjat, District Raigad, Maharashtra being developed by M/s. Matheran Ropeway Pvt. Ltd.

Supreme Court directs the concerned authorities including the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change to consider the Application and take a final decision within a period of four weeks.

Judgement Date: 
03/02/2017
Tags:
Environment Clearance (EC), Raigad, Maharashtra, Roads, Supreme Court
Environment

Talcher-Chandikhol NH expansion under NGT lens

KENDRAPADA: The National Green Tribunal's (NGT) eastern zone bench in Kolkata has issued notices to the Odisha government, the regional officer of National Highways Authority of India, Odisha State

Publication Date: 
27/01/2017
Times Of India (Cuttack)
Tags:
Orissa (Odisha), Environment Act 1986, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), National Green Trbunal (NGT), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Environment Clearance (EC), Roads, Environment
Transport

Urban road safety

With over 1.24 million deaths and up to 50 million injuries every year on roads – over 90% of which happen in low and middle income countries (LMICs), road safety is now recognized as an urgent global problem often costing such countries between 3-5 % of their annual GDP and impeding their economic and social development.

Publication Date: 
24/01/2017
GIZ
Tags:
Traffic Accidents, Roads, Road Transport, Urbanisation, Developing Countries, India, Vehicular Safety
Environment

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding utilisation of fly ash generated by thermal power plants, Chhattisgarh, 12/01/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) dated 12/01/2017 regarding utilisation of fly ash generated by thermal power plants, Chhattisgarh. NGT directs the Ministry of Environment and Forest & CC , the National Highway Authority and the generators of fly ash thermal power plants to have a joint meeting and find ways and means for utilisation of fly ash for construction of the road in the light of the notification of the MoEF in 2009/2016

Judgement Date: 
12/01/2017
Tags:
Fly Ash, Thermal Power Plants, Chhattisgarh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Roads
Forests

Warangal highway losing green cover

800 trees cut down for road widening.
Rule requires 100 saplings to be planted for every tree cut. But order is not being followed.

Publication Date: 
12/01/2017
Deccan Chronicle (Hyderabad)
Tags:
Andhra Pradesh, Trees, Deforestation, Warangal (T), Roads, National Green Trbunal (NGT)

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