After Supreme Court raps state, Maharashtra pollution control body admits rampant illegal activities are polluting Ulhas, Waldhuni rivers
4 years, 6 months ago

After Supreme Court raps state, Maharashtra pollution control body admits rampant illegal activities are polluting Ulhas, Waldhuni rivers

Hindustan Times  

The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board has accepted that illegal discharge of effluents by industrial units and absence of proper vigilance, which allowed violations to continue, are the main reasons behind the high pollution levels at the Ulhas and Waldhuni rivers in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. The admission comes after the Supreme Court earlier this week highlighted the failure of state bodies to discharge their duties in improving the water quality of the rivers, despite repeated orders by the Apex court. Despite repeated interventions of the SC, numerous complaints to the CPCB and faulty investigations by local MPCB officials, the environmental quality of this entire region continues to deteriorate each day, with only industrial bodies profiting, even as the health of residents worsen,” said Satyajit Burman, member of the forum. Srivastava said MPCB shut down more than 500 illegal jeans washing units and also directed the closure of several textile units using chemical dyes near both rivers.

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Hindustan Times  

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9 years, 8 months ago

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Strict action against factories polluting Ganga: Prakash Javadekar- India TV News – India TV
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The Hindu  

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