What is an open dumping yard in reality is – on paper – an ‘integrated solid waste management facility’ for which a local authority has received clearance from the environment ministry. Globally, environmental racism has been about the trash of over-consuming rich countries finding its way to the into the backyards of the poorest nations’ […]
In Kenduwal village, Sandholi Panchayat, a dumping ground has been created since 2 years by the Municipal Council of Baddi right next to the houses where 5 Gujjar families reside. Today, these families met the SDM at Nalagarh to file a formal complaint about the intolerable living conditions created by this dumping and appeal for […]
10 insights on the political ecology of Himachal today Manshi Asher and Prakash Bhandari The morning ritual of eagerly scanning the Himachal edition of The Tribune (the only English paper in print that has meaty coverage from the region) has never been so rewarding, offering in one glance, deep clarity on what is going on […]
March 21, 2018 To, Smt Manisha Nanda Addl. Chief Secy. cum Principal Secy. to the Chief Minister (Environment Science & Technology, Information & Public Relation, Tourism & Civil Aviation) Government of Himachal Pradesh Dear Mam, We are writing to you on the Day of Action for Rivers across the world on behalf of the concerned […]
In the era of corporate scams, Himachal Pradesh, had its own little one. Not so little however, if we look at the size and budget of the state. News of a Delhi-based businessman Rakesh Sharma, who had set up a refined noble alloys (alloys made of gold, palladium and silver) manufacturing unit Indian Technomac Company […]
A report by Manshi Asher and Sumit Mahar Last month, on October 14th, around noon, there was a massive fish kill in the Sirsa River at Sitalpur, in Baddi, Solan district. Locals of the area who witnessed the event sent in these photographs and video of hundreds of dying rohu. Photo and Video Credit: Pawan Bhardwaj, Baddi […]
Himachal Pradesh a mountain state in Indian Himalaya, covering an area of over fifty five thousand square kilometres, has 5 major river basins Satluj, Ravi, Beas, Chenab and Yamuna. Yamuna crosses only the south-eastern border of the state, and but its tributaries originating in Himachal include Giri and Tons which form a part of the […]
5th June 2017 “Himachal has dirty air too” Online Petition launched on World Environment Day. Appeal to Himachal Pollution Control Board to safeguard Himachal’s air, monitor all air pollution parameters On World Environment Day, an online petition titled “Himachal has dirty air too! Himachal Pollution Control Board install Air Quality Monitoring stations to monitor all […]
In Baddi Barotiwala Nalagarh Industrial area, Solan in Himachal Pradesh, industries are dumping their waste, even hazardous waste, openly in unauthorised areas.The State’s Monitoring bodies – Pollution Control Board, Municipal bodies and revenue administration are silent on these violations. Memorandum to DC Solan […]
Kangra: On International Women’s Day, more that 500 people, mostly women, voiced their opposition to ed a Bio-medical Waste (BMW) Treatment Plant that has come up in their village Dhugiyari in Kangra District. The villagers came together to put their forth for closure of the plant before the Pollution Control Board authorities, which was carrying […]