Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 4 (ANI): The Ramsar recognition tally of wetlands in the state of Tamil Nadu reached 10 after six more wetlands were added, informed the officials on Wednesday.
Jaipur Oct 21 PTI Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra on Thursday visited the famous Ramsar site at the Sambhar salt lake here by a tourist trainHe described the lake and its natural environment as very important and also emphasised on promoting this place from a tourism point of viewMishra called the journey by train in Sambhar Lake as unforgettable according to a releaseThe governor who was accompanied by his wife Satyawati Mishra also spent some time at Gudha Jhapok dam of Sambhar Lake PTI SDA ANB ANB
Chennai Sep 23 PTI The Madras High Court has directed the state government authorities to shift the dumping yard in the citys Perungudi and Alandur elsewhere and ascertain the feasibility of declaring the Pallikaranai marsh land there as a bird sanctuary and as a Ramsar siteA Ramsar site is a wetland designated to be of international importance under the Ramsar ConventionJustice N Kirubakaran since retired gave the direction recently while passing orders on a batch of petitioners who apprehended arrest for alleged encroachment and fraudulent sale of a portion of the Pallikaranai marsh land to third parties They were granted the relief by an order passed in December 2014 By this recent order the judge relaxed the conditions stipulated earlier in 2014Even though these petitions were for anticipatory bail as they involved alleged illegal transfer of marsh land the judge said he was invoking Article 226 of the Constitution and issuing necessary directions in public interest to protect the marsh lands The judge gave a set of directions which among other things directed the authorities concerned to relocate the Perungudi and Alandur dump yard to an alternative site and prevent disposal of municipal solid waste effluents and the sewage let out by industries housing complexes and the CMWSSB and survey the encroachments unauthorised settlements and their immediate relocation followed by eviction whichever is feasibleThe government should identify and cancel the pattas land deed obtained illegally and declare as protected wetland under the provisions of the Wetland Rules 2017 forthwith to implement the conservation measures Any sort of non-forestry activity in the Pallikaranai marsh should be prevented and the government should explore the feasibility of declaring it as a bird sanctuary under the Wildlife Protection Act 1972 and reclaim the unutilised lands allotted to government industries and institutionsEfforts should be taken to retrieve the marsh land allotted to all educational institutions individuals and industries and effective steps have to be taken to declare Pallikaranai as a Ramsar site A panel should be constituted for preservation of Pallikaranai with NGOs and environmentalists empowered under the Environmental Protection Act 196 and frame an appropriate scheme to restore Pallikaranai marsh regulate development around it and monitor all developmentsThe fencing work around the marsh land should be completed as early as possible and any water block in Pallikaranai should be removed by the Public Works Depatment so that flow of water into the marsh land will not be affectedNo further encroachment shall be permitted to be made in the marsh which is meant for birds and other insects A report regarding compliance of the above directions shall be filed before this court on December 21 the judge added PTI COR SA ROH ROH
NEW DELHI Aug 23 2021 PRNewswire -- HarperCollins is proud to announce the publication of Tanushree Podders upcoming book An Invitation to Die A Colonel Acharya Mystery releasing on 25th August 2021 Reader reviews for the Colonel Acharya series Watch out for Colonel Acharya an Indian version of hercule poirot A perfect read for all suspense lovers A crisp and intelligent plot that will keep you guessing I loved every second of this book and it held my attention till the very end About the Book It begins with a simple mystery - elderly widow Violet Williams van goes missing after her granddaughter Pia forgets to lock the door when using it to cater for a wedding reception But this is Ramsar and soon a simple case turns sinister when ASP Timothy Thapa finally finds the missing van and promptly discovers a dead body inside it Enter Colonel Acharya Ramsars resident amateur sleuth with his merry band of bridge-playing Watsons As the detective begins his investigation he finds that things are not what they seem and with few clues several suspects and no leads to go on Colonel Acharya might be facing his most challenging case yet About the Author Tanushree Podder is a self-confessed word-a-holic and a traveller When she is not reading or writing shes sure to be packing her bags and boots to go zipping around the world Tanushree stumbled through many career choices before finalizing on writing Spooky Stories is her twelfth book in fiction About HarperCollins Publishers India HarperCollins Publishers India is a subsidiary of HarperCollins Publishers HarperCollins India publishes some of the finest writers from the Indian Subcontinent and around the world publishing approximately 200 new books every year with a print and digital catalogue of more than 2000 titles across 10 imprints Its authors have won almost every major literary award including the Man Booker Prize JCB Prize DSC Prize New India Foundation Award Atta Galatta Prize Shakti Bhatt Prize Gourmand Cookbook Award Publishing Next Award Tata Literature Live Award Gaja Capital Business Book Prize BICW Award Sushila Devi Award Prabha Khaitan Womans Voice Award Sahitya Akademi Award and the Crossword Book Award HarperCollins India has been awarded the Publisher of the Year Award three times at Publishing Next in 2015 and at Tata Literature Live in 2016 and 2018 HarperCollins India also represents some of the finest publishers in the world including Egmont Oneworld Harvard University Press Bonnier Zaffre Usborne Dover and Lonely Planet Logo httpsmmaprnewswirecommedia1249409HarperCollinsPublishersIndiaLogojpg PWR PWR
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