Amending environmental norms will accelerate ecological crisis in the Himalayas ‘WITHDRAW DRAFT EIA NOTIFICATION 2020’: 50+ organisations, environmentalists from Himalayan region write to Environment Ministry More than 50 environmental groups, organisations, eminent ideologues and activists from across various states of the Himalayan region have issued a joint statement titled ‘STOP ACCELERATING ECOSYSTEMS DISTRESS IN THE […]
Date: 18 May 2020 To, The Chief Minister, Government of Himachal Pradesh. SUBJECT: ENSURE PUBLIC SAFETY AUDITS PRIOR TO RE-OPENING OF INDUSTRIES AND PROJECTS TO PREVENT INDUSTRIAL DISASTERS/ACCIDENTS Shri Jairam Thakur ji, As the government of Himachal decides to re-open the factories and industrial units in the state after a period of almost 5 weeks, […]
The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Tuesday sought status reports from the central and state governments on the implementation of Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016. Hearing a PIL on “improper and unscientific dumping” of solid and toxic waste and sewage in the Baddi-Barotiwala-Nalagarh industrial belt, a bench of Chief Justice L Narayana Swamy and Justice […]
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Demands Community Participation in making and implementation of action plans for restoration; Moratorium on industrial expansion in Baddi The Himdhara Environment Research and Action Collective, a Himachal based watch dog group has appealed to the River Rejuvenation Committee and the Special Environment Surveillance Task Force to urgently look into the issues facing the Sirsa River […]
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For the last two years the Municipal Council, Baddi and BBNDA have openly been dumping municipal waste of Baddi town in Kenduwal village which has become a potential health hazard and nuisance for the residents of nearby villages. Since the last 4 months the local villagers, distraught by the illegal dump, have been petitioning several […]
As the country celebrates the 72nd Independence Day, and the Prime Minister promises of a growing economy from the ramparts of the red fort, the subjugation of nature and humanity continues. As few prosper at the cost of many who still yearn for freedom, on this day we bring to you a ‘Make in India’ […]
Residents of Malpur-Sandholi form ‘Paryavarn Sangharsh Samiti’ to take action on Pollution issues Illegal Dumping at Kenduwal continues; BBNDA was to set up 9.7 crore solid waste facility: Samiti The residents of villages under two Panchayats Malpur and Sandholi, came together to form a local platform called ‘Paryavaran Sangharsh Samiti’, to fight for the right […]