Kolkata: Visitors to Rabindra Sarobar may have to pay entry fees. The urban development department is discussing the proposal of levying an entry fee to control access to the Lake. At present, there is an entry fee at Banabitan Biodiversity Park in Salt Lake and in the grounds of Victoria Memorial Hall.Sources said the proposal…
According to survey records prepared by HDMC officials in 2019 and cited by the organisation, 1,265 trees were deconcreted out of 2,852 identified for the exercise Hubballi: Parisarakkage Naavu, an organisation campaigning for the deconcreting of trees since 2019, has decided to take up the issue with elected representatives of the HDMC and urge civic…
Ecologists concerned about the Great Nicobar Project India’s proposed Great Nicobar Project, one of the country’s largest infrastructure initiatives, has triggered an intense debate over development and environmental protection.The project aims to transform Great Nicobar Island, a largely forested island in the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago, through the construction of a transhipment port, an international…
Hyderabad: National Green Tribunal NGT), southern zone bench in Chennai, on Tuesday indicated that it may be premature to interfere with Telangana govt’s ambitious Future City project at this stage, noting that the proposed Future City Development Authority (FCDA) is intended to facilitate planned and regulated urban development.Hearing a petition challenging the project proposed on…
The riverfront development project at Sangamwadi Pune: The Maharashtra environment and climate change department on June 12 ordered multiple govt bodies to conduct a thorough inquiry into the Pune riverfront development (RFD) project and submit the fact-finding report, following formal complaints filed by MLA Aaditya Thackeray and activist Sarang Yadwadkar alleging severe environmental violations in…
Dead fish found floating in Indrayani river near Dehu on Saturday Water hyacinth near Gatha temple in Dehu on Saturday Dead fish found floating in Indrayani river near Dehu on Saturday Dead fish found floating in Indrayani river near Dehu on Saturday Water hyacinth near Gatha temple in Dehu on Saturday Dead fish found floating…
Chennai: After eight years of delay, intervention by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) and three govts later, the long-pending Villivakkam Lake restoration project may finally come to fruition by Sept this year.Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) commissioner Dr G S Sameeran, who inspected the upcoming eco-park on Sunday, said major bottlenecks that stalled the project were…
Chennai: Taking strong exception to the Tambaram corporation and water resources department’s failure to plug sewage contamination of Madambakkam lake, the southern bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered the civic body to fast-track implementation of the underground sewerage scheme.Until the project is completed, the tribunal has directed the corporation to operationalize an…
The petition alleged that the centre is being developed “without adequate infrastructure to control dust” The petition alleged that the centre is being developed “without adequate infrastructure to control dust” The petition alleged that the centre is being developed “without adequate infrastructure to control dust” The petition alleged that the centre is being developed “without…
Jhansi: In an unusual form of protest, members of the Bundelkhand Nirman Morcha on Thursday played a cricket match on a massive fly-ash island that has reportedly emerged in the middle of the Betwa River near the Paricha Thermal Power Plant, drawing attention to what they describe as years of environmental degradation caused by the…
