-The Times of India ALLAHABAD: The Allahabad high court has banned with immediate effect the immersion of idols in the Ganga and Yamuna at Allahabad. While the order is applicable to Vijaya Dashmi on October 14 this year, the court has directed the state government to ensure its implementation across UP from next year. The court directed the Allahabad district administration to identify and develop other places for immersions. It also asked...
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Ganga experts quit authority-Jayanta Basu
-The Telegraph Three of the nine experts assigned the job of saving the Ganga resigned from a high-powered central body today, voicing their frustration at being kept out of the loop and the "furious pace" of clearing projects they had repeatedly opposed. In a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who chairs the National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA), the three said the government had not convened a single meeting of the...
More »Ganga receding in Bihar but still above danger mark
-The Times of India PATNA: The Ganga, on Friday, continued to recede both at the Digha ghat and Gandhi ghat in the state capital. However, at both the places, the river was still above the danger mark. According to the data released by state water resource department, water level of Ganga on Friday morning at Gandhi ghat was 49.44m and 50.36m at Digha ghat. The receding trend brought relief to a section...
More »No let-up in flood fury, toll up to 176 -Abhay Singh
-The Times of India PATNA: The flood situation in 20 of the 38 Bihar districts remained grim on Wednesday with the toll rising to 176, including five persons - three in Munger and two in Bhagalpur district - drowning in the floodwaters during the last 24 hours. The flood fury is unlikely to relent over the next couple of days as the water level of the 13 rivers in spate is either...
More »UP Govt Admits to Illegal Sand Mining Before NGT
-Outlook The Uttar Pradesh government today reluctantly admitted before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that illegal sand mining was going on in the state and not even a single environmental clearance granted for it in Gautam Budh Nagar district. "We (UP government) have not caught anyone till now. It's there Lordship. Yes it (illegal sand mining) is going on," the counsel, appearing for Uttar Pradesh government and its Chief Secretary, said. A five-member...
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