A boy was swept away in Gola river in Haldwani on Saturday after rains lashed various parts of Uttarakhand, triggering landslides and rivers flowing in spate. read more

Kartik Joshi, son of milk supplier Bipin Chandra Joshi was playing near his home when he fell into the nearby Bithoriya nullah which was in spate. His body was found around 200 metres form the site of drowning. read more

The Uttarakhand high court on Wednesday directed authorities concerned to complete tendering process for setting up a solid waste treatment plant in Haldwani within eight weeks read more

The Uttarakhand high court on Wednesday asked the state government to construct a proposed solid waste management plant in Haldwani within the next six months read more

The Uttarakhand High Court on Tuesday directed the state government to provide sites for setting up storage, processing and recycling facilities for bio-medical and municipal waste and hand them over to the concerned local authorities within six mon... read more

Quarrying is not allowed on the Gola river. Due to the ban on quarrying, sand and gravel have collected in large quantities and need to be removed.  read more

Villagers of the Lalkuan region of Nainital district have been demanding removal of the debris that have collected on the banks Gola river as a result of quarrying activity over the years read more

The dispute between the UFDC and the mining department over quarrying dues will now be decided by the government in a meet`ing read more

The river bed materials has a high demand in the state and is also taken to some parts of Uttar Pradesh by the operators. read more