Reply affidavit filed by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in the matter of Debadityo Sinha & Others Vs Union of India & Others. An application filed before the NGT said that illegal construction activities and clearing the vegetation and forest using massive earthwork and levelling the land …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of In Re: T. N. Godavarman Thirumulpad Vs Union of India & Others dated 23/09/2022. The Supreme Court allowed the diversion of 397.8863 hectares of forest land in Himachal Pradesh for construction of the Sunni Dam Hydroelectric Project subject to …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ashish Shaunik Vs State of Himachal Pradesh & Others dated 02/11/2020. Grievance in this application is against the violations of environmental norms in the operation of stone crushers by Afcons Infrastructure Ltd. at village Banala, tehsil Aut, district Mandi, Himachal …
Additional affidavit on behalf of the applicant Sunder Singh before the National Green Tribunal dated September 22, 2020. The matter relates to illegal and unauthorized activities over the government 'waste land' (which is a protected forest), Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The encroachments had caused obstruction/blockage of rain water and had also …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Lama Sushil Dewa Vs State of Himachal Pradesh dated 29/06/2020 regarding pollution of Riwalsar lake in district Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. A report filed by the District Magistrate, Mandi informed the NGT that surroundings of the lake are thoroughly cleaned everyday …
The efforts to promote coffee cultivation in the temperate zone have started yielding the results and the area under the coffee plantation has increased four times from 7.34 hectares in 2014-15 to 30.12 hectares in 2018-19. The Agriculture Department has provided 73,780 plants for coffee cultivation in Kangra, Mandi, Hamirpur, …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Namita Maniktala Vs State of Himachal Pradesh & Others dated 09/01/2019 regarding compliance of Municipal Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 at Mandi in the State of Himachal Pradesh. The Tribunal has noted in earlier orders that the solid waste was …
The existence of the Rewalsar Lake is at stake due to the increasing pollution level. The lake has turned muddy. Locals are concerned about its conservation, which has religious importance. This is for the second time when locals have observed a big change in the colour of lake water. Last …
The North India’s only natural rock salt mines at Drang in Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh would become operational on Monday, six year after it was closed due to lack environment clearance and non-payment of dues. The Member of Parliament (MP) from MandiRamswaroop Sharma and local MLA Jawahar Thakur would …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sushma Bisht Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh & Others dated 09/08/2017 regarding municipal solid waste management at Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Deputy Commissioner, Mandi submits before the Tribunal that the matter in relation to municipal solid waste, landfill and plant …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sushma Bisht Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh & Others dated 06/07/2017 regarding municipal solid waste at Solan, Mandi, Himachal Pradesh as well as with regard to unauthorized constructions carried out within the High Flood Line on river Beas and other …
The first-ever Disaster Analysis and Management report compiled by the state government emphasises the high vulnerability of major parts of five districts of Kangra, Chamba, Hamirpur, Kullu and Mandi to earthquakes as 80 quakes of more than 4 magnitude have rocked HP. These are the findings of the latest report …
Eight Of Top 10 Dists From Bengal, Maha Mandi in Himachal Pradesh is the cleanest district followed by Sindhudurg in Maharashtra, according to the firstever survey of rural areas among 75 short-listed districts across the country . The survey was conducted by Quality Council of India (QCI) on behalf of …
Churu is among the top 10 cleanest districts in plains, according to the first-ever survey of rural areas across the country. The survey was conducted by Quality Council of India (QCI) on behalf of the sanitation ministry covering nearly 70,000 household across 2,530 villages. It was released by drinking water …
Climate change is impacting apple cultivation, the mainstay of orchardists in Shimla, Kinnaur, Kullu, Mandi, Chamba, Sirmaur and Lahaul-Spiti, casting a shadow on production. The apple marketing season is at its peak, but the production is likely to dip this year and experts attribute it to climate change. “The production …
The population of the golden mahseer, a popular freshwater sport and food fish, is going to prosper in the rivers of Himachal Pradesh, with the state fisheries department succeeding in breeding it in captivity for the first time. Besides its rehabilitation and conservation, the breeding technology will turn out to …
SHIMLA: The population of the golden mahseer, hunted for sport and food, is declining in rivers of Himachal Pradesh, prompting the fisheries department to begin an artificial propagation programme for its rehabilitation and conservation. A hatchery with an outlay of Rs 6 crore ($900,000) has been set up at Machhial …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Baldev Singh Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh & Others dated 18/05/2016 regarding stone crushers operating in village Bair, District Mandi, Himachal Pradesh operating without consent of the State Pollution Control Board. Tribunal disposes of the Application with the instructions that …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sushma Bisht Vs. State & Others dated 04/04/2016 regarding constructions on the river bed of Beas, Mandi. NGT questions how the constructions have come up right into the river bed as well as flood plain as shown in the photographs.
Heavy metal pollution is one of the major problems of lakes and wetlands all over world. It is responsible for causing serious threats to flora and fauna especially humans. Kunthbyog is natural freshwater, mid altitude lake situated at Rewalsar town, Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh, India 1750 meter above mean …
As many as 3,571 rainwater harvesting tanks have been sanctioned as residents of the district have evinced interest in conservation of water. Deputy Commissioner Sandeep Kadam said work on 2,354 rainwater harvesting tanks had been completed at a cost of Rs 24.42 crore. “The tanks are being constructed under MGNREGA,” …
