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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]