HYDERABAD: The state government has expedited works related to rejuvenation of 55 km of Musi flowing within the Outer Ring Road area. GHMC commissioner Ronald Rose has instructed his officials to reject all permissions for layouts, buildings and developmental activities that fall under 50 metres from the Musi river boundaries. “The decision pertaining to the measures and action related to …
Even as the Pune Municipal Corporation has set up a 14-engineer special cell to speed up the much-delayed JICA funded river rejuvenation project, it is yet to get land for two of its 11 sewage treatment plants. PMC has formed a special cell of 14 engineers chosen from different civic departments to work dedicatedly for the JICA project. We have …
Xavier Chauvet De Beauchene of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development has lauded India’s efforts towards river rejuvenation and cleanliness, according to an official statement. he International Bank for Reconstruction and Development has lauded India’s efforts towards river rejuvenation and cleanliness, according to an official statement. “Who would have thought five years ago that 550 million people will stop …
Taking suo motu cognizance of a newspaper report about how more river stretches are now critically polluted as per the record of the Central Pollution Control Board, the National Green Tribunal has devised a model action plan, divided river stretches into “priorities” depending upon the extent of pollution and has directed all states and union territories to prepare action plans. …
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