Environment / Arunachal

ITANAGAR, March 2: The ruling Congress Government led by Mukut Mithi in this Himalayan State has hiked the royalty on all categories of timber and other forest products by 15 per cent with immediate effect. "This decision was taken as per the country's apex court ruling at the Cabinet meeting held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Mukut Mithi here yesterday," Takam Sanjoy told the newsmen here today. He said that the Cabinet has also approved the enhancement of stipend of all categories of tribal students by Rupees 100 from the existing one. "This will cost the State exchequer by...

NEW DELHI, February 17: The World Wildlife Fund international has apologised to India for wrongly depicting the forest areas of Jammu and Kashmir as disputed areas and Arunachal Pradesh as disputed territory between India and China, in its world map, reports UNI. The WWF communicated this to the Ministry of External Affairs, which had taken up this issue with it through its mission in Berne, Switzerland. The WWF informed the government that it has stopped the distribution of the map and taken steps to rectify the error. The error was brought to the MHA's notice by member of parliament Prahlad...

BEHALI, February 17: The timely intervention of the Sonitpur district administration and stiff objection by the Assam Government to its counterpart Arunachal Pradesh has led to the deferment of the proposed inauguration ceremony of Tarasoo revenue circle inside the Behali Reserve Forest in Sonitpur district which the Arunachal Pradesh government claims as their own territority. Talking to The Assam Tribune, the deputy commissioner of Sonitpur, Naba Kumar Chetia said that all preparations were completed by the Arunachal government to inaugurate the circle today by the Chief Minister of...

TEZPUR, February 3: The first phase of the 405 MW capacity Ranganadi hydel power project in Lower Subansiri district of Arunachal Pradesh is now at the final stage and is expected to be commissioned by the middle of the year while the second and third phase of the project is expected to be commissioned by 2002. Talking to The Assam Tribune official sources said that the Northeastern Council (NEC) project which started in 1989 at the original project cost of Rs 312.78 crore was entrusted to the Northeastern Electrical Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO) and was scheduled to be commissioned in...

ITANAGAR, February 2: Union Minister for Water Resources Arjun Charan Sethi today assured the flood-affected people of Arunachal Pradesh that the External Affairs Ministry had taken up the issue of flash floods with the Chinese government and was hopeful of a suitable outcome, reports PTI. It was earlier reported that the flash floods in Siang valley on June 1 last year was caused due to breach of a dam on the Chinese side. At least four districts of the State - Upper Siang, East Siang, West Siang and Dibang valley were the worst hit by the flash floods. The Minister who visited the flood...

ITANAGAR, January 22: Aruanchal's Power Department on Sunday asked the M/S Boving Fouress Limited, Bangalore, to complete all the three power projects awarded to them by State Government in the year 1993-94 following the rejection of its petition by the Gauhati High Court last year. "Since the company's writ petition was dismissed by the court, now they should start works on all three power projects to complete as early as possible as it was already delayed by more than four years," State Power Minister Lijum Ronya in a press note said. The minister said, "If the company does not start works...

ITANAGAR, July 19: The Arunachal Pradesh government has approved the 'Arunachal Pradesh Wood-Based Industry (Establishment and Regulation) Rule, 2000' in its Cabinet meeting held here yesterday. This was stated by Information and Public Relations and Land Management Minister Takam Sanjoy, who is also the spokesperson of the government, in a press release here today. Sanjoy said the decision had been taken in accordance to the directive of the Supreme Court vide par 30 of the order dated January 15, 1998. The minister further informed that these rules have been framed broadly in line with...

ITANAGAR, August 11: The National Afforestation and Eco-development Board has honoured DN Singh, field director of the Namdapha Tiger Project in Arunachal Pradesh with the Mahavriksha Puraskar for preserving the finest specimens of dipterocarpus macrocarpus (hollong) trees. The award carries a plaque, a citation and a cash of Rs 25,000. The Namdapha Tiger Project was created in March 1983 as the 15th tiger reserve of the country under Project Tiger scheme. Singh said the Namdapha project was spread over 1985 sq kms of virgin forest ranging from tropical, temperate to alpine vegetation and was...