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
Statesman (Kolkata)
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Italy to give $25 million
The West Bengal municipal department will soon get a $25 million loan from the Italian government for improving water supply and solid waste management system in 14 towns.
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Leaks pull plug on Farakka pact
Water is seeping profusely through the rubber sales on the gates of the Farakka Barrage. And there are 110 of these gates. This has upset the volume and pattern of water discharged through these
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No more deep tubewells in city
West Bengal will not allow deep tubewells in the city of Kolkata in future because of sharp fall in water level, Mr Ashok Bhattacharya, state minister for Municipal Affairs and Urban Development,
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Central panel may take over Farakka
Plans are afoot to bring the Farakka Barrage Project under the Central Water Commission. For the moment, this seems to be best remedy for the ailing barrage. The Union Ministry of water resources has
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Metrol to run on green tracks to Garia
The extension of Metro services to Garia (West Bengal) would prove beneficial to the environment, thanks to the electric traction of the pollution-free transport system, an environmental management
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....What the thunder said
Mr Buddhadev Bhattacharya and the environment minister, Mr Manab Mukherjee, were speaking about environmental hazards at a programme, held at the West Bengal Pollution Control Board's office in Salt
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Centre signs energy contract with state
Mr Buddhadev Bhattacharya will have something substantive in hand to show for his visit to Delhi, other than political goodwill. The Central government signed the first contract for exploration and
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CMC, state plan joint water projects
The West Bengal government and the Calcutta Municipal Corporation have jointly taken up projects to solve the water crisis in the city on war footing, mayor-in-council (water), Mr Sovan Chatterjee,
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Drinking water crisis hits Orissa
At least 32 towns across Orissa are already reeling under a drinking water crisis this summer.
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Row over Teesta project contracts
Stage V of the 510 MW NHPC Teesta hydel power project has found itself in a controversy. The All Sikkim Government Contractors' Association has accused the NHPC of awarding contracts to companies