Despite there being a huge demand, the environment ministry has only cleared 17 mining leases for Himachal Pradesh. Even of the 166 ongoing leases, wherever the lease period has ended, it was not being renewed for want of the mandatory environmental clearance that was not easy to get by.
The court prima facie held that there was evidence for holding HP State Electricity Board, its officials and the engineering college responsible for negligence by way of which 24 budding engineers lost their lives.
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The HP government told the court that Deputy Commissioner, Mandi, who visited the site of the accident has reported that no warning system whatsoever was found installed at the site and there were no notice boards carrying message of warning etc.
Justice Tarlok Chauhan observed, ‘ in case the water has been discharged without any warning as alleged, then prima-facie, it is established that it is not only a case of callousness, but a case of grave negligence on the part of the project authorities.”
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Finding merit in a petition of a government school Chowkidhar for disability pension as he was crippled in an accident on duty, just 45 days after being employed, the Himachal Pradesh High Court directed the state arrears from 1993 onwards with 8 percent interest per annum.
A day ahead of the election results, the governor talking to reporters said “the Reserve Bank was fully prepared for any volatility in the markets tomorrow when the Lok Sabha election results are to be declared.
Ravaged each year by growing number of tourists headed for Rohtang Pass, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the state government to take serious steps for conservation of the fragile environment around the high altitude pass, especially in regulating traffic, construction of toilets, opening of eateries and disposal of human waste and garbage.
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