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Mumbai now generates more construction debris than household garbage every day. It’s a stark contrast – one the one side, a new shiny city is emerging; but on the other the city is smothering itself with its own muck

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Delhi Minister Kapil Mishra has directed strict enforcement of animal welfare laws for Bakrid. He emphasized zero tolerance for illegal animal transport, slaughter, and cruelty. Sacrifices are permitted only at designated sites, with a complete ban on cows and camels. Public spaces are off-limits for animal trade and sacrifice, with swift action promised against violators.

The National Green Tribunal's East Zone Bench has formed a joint committee to investigate chromite mining pollution in Odisha's Jajpur district. The panel will examine allegations of illegal dumping and groundwater contamination by the Odisha Mining Corporation. The committee is tasked with inspecting mines and recommending remedial actions, with a report due in one month.

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The Supreme Court has dismissed a plea to halt the Garib Nagar anti-encroachment drive, affirming the railways' legal right to remove illegal structures. This development follows arrests for rioting during the demolition, with police investigating the violence that injured several personnel. Debris clearance is ongoing, and the land will be used for railway infrastructure development and easing congestion.

Ganja traffickers in Gajapati district are resorting to drastic measures, destroying their illegal stockpiles by burning or dumping them in water bodies to evade an intensified police crackdown. Authorities have seized over 21 tonnes of contraband in four months, with smugglers now hiding drugs in remote forest dumps and underground pits. Police vow to continue their operations.

Police in Kandhamal district seized eight country-made guns from Birimal forest, suspecting their use in illegal hunting. This seizure is part of a larger operation where 41 illegal firearms have been confiscated in two weeks. The intensified patrolling follows a recent incident where a suspected poacher was killed.

BMC has launched a crackdown on contractors working on the Sewri-Worli Elevated Road project, demolishing illegal structures and imposing penalties exceeding Rs 1.5 crore. This action follows concerns that construction activity and debris dumping could worsen flooding in the Parel railway station area as monsoon approaches.

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