Members of the Sanyukt Sangarsh Samiti are divided over the decision taken by some of their leaders to suspend the protest against the eco-sensitive zone clause until March 31 on a verbal assurance
The Centre has agreed to reconsider the December 18, 2012 eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) notification according to which a 100-km stretch of the Bhagirathi from Gaumukh to Uttarkashi— covering an area of
The Bhagirathi eco-sensitive zone notification has not been successfully implemented in the Uttarkashi due to the failure of the State Government to involve residents of the area and provide them c
The Uttarkashi district administration has begun an exercise to educate villagers about the new gazette notification declaring the Gomukh to Uttarkashi region as an eco-sensitive zone in wake of th
A week after the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) declared a 100-km stretch from Gaumukh to Uttarkashi in Uttarkashi district as an eco-sensitive zone, the Uttarakhand Cabinet on Sunday p
Uttarakhand Cabinet, on Sunday, passed a resolution to request the Central government to withdraw its December 18, 2012 notification, according to which a 100-km stretch of the Bhagirathi river fro
VARANASI: After the UPA government constituted the National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) in 2009 and announced "Mission Clean Ganga by 2020", the NDA government led by Narendra Modi has set
The 100-kilometre stretch between Gaumukh and Uttarkashi, which was notified as an eco-sensitive zone in December 2012 raised the ire of the local population due to lack of awareness regarding the
Fresh landslides triggered by heavy rains in over 24 places, have blocked about 82 connecting roads including Rishikesh-Gangotri, Rishikesh-Yamnotri, Rishikesh-Badrinath and Rishikesh- Kedarnath na
