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Call to solve Siliguri pollution problems
Concerned about the rising pollution levels in Siliguri, a voluntary organisation on Tuesday sought measures to be taken against the same. Members of the Green Forum also demanded that authorities concerned
Concerned about the rising pollution levels in Siliguri, a voluntary organisation on Tuesday sought measures to be taken against the same. Members of the Green Forum also demanded that authorities concerned
A recent study conducted on the stunted growth of mangrove vegetation in the Sundarbans spells doom for Kolkata and parts of south Bengal in the event of a major storm like hurricane Sidr. The study comprising compilation of data regarding salinity, tidal amplitude, turbidity coupled with quantum of dissolved oxygen in the local river water points a warning finger towards the city and the unsuspecting inhabitants living in and around it.
About 35 per cent of municipal water is wasted daily in the city because of leakage and misuse, scientists said today. Out of seven million children aged less than five years who die in the world due to water-borne diseases, 1.5 million are from India alone. Alarming figures such as this were revealed during the National Symposium on Environment and Water (NSEW) organised here today by the Indian Association of Hydrologists (IAH), West Bengal regional centre.
Interference in a state government undertaking by the state environment department is not a frequent occurrence. But Mackintosh Burn has been pulled up for creating severe sound pollution at the construction site of the underground car parking plaza, bang opposite the Writers' Buildings. The car park project has been undertaken by the state public works department (PWD) who appointed Macintosh Burn for the construction work.
Governor Mr Gopalkrishna Gandhi urged students of animal and fishery sciences to extend their learning to the rural areas such as the Sunderbans where primitive methods of fishing is used. The new technique that the students have will save the rare organism of the coastal waters who are killed indiscriminately due to the fishing practice of the locals.
Bengal Engineering and Science University in collaboration with National Institute of Occupational Health under Indian Council of Medical Research will conduct a study on the occupational health hazards amongst IT professionals.
A former technician of Geological Survey of India has designed a Thermal Conductivity Measuring Apparatus (TCMA) a few months back, which the engineering colleges in the country can easily afford to buy.
At a time when malaria has started claiming lives in the state, the referral malaria clinic at School of Tropical Medicine in the city is facing an acute crisis of specialists.
The state election commission is yet to decide on the change of last date for withdrawal of candidates from 21 April to 22 April following the Bangla bandh jointly called by Trinamul Congress and Suci. Miss Mamata Banerjee, Trinamul Congress chief today took out a rally from Mominpore to Hyde Road to protest against the price increase of essential commodities and imposition of water tax.
West Bengal has failed to meet targets set for several Central projects commissioned for rural development. The annual report of the Union ministry for rural development debunks claims of the CPI-M led state government that it has undertaken extensive development in rural areas. Projects where the state has failed include: n employment for villagers under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) for 100 days; n construction of roads in rural areas to link unconnected habitations under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) and Bharat Nirman schemes, and
The state health department is baffled after it has found out that a large number of tuberculosis cases have gone undetected in the state over the past couple of years. This, senior officials said, could lead to several public health problems in the near future.