MANGALURU: Karnataka State Pollution Control Board has issued a show-cause notice to Patanjali Food Limited located at Baikampady Industrial Area in Mangaluru after an inspection revealed that the unit was discharging 'trade' effluents into the water bodies in violation of the Water, 1974. In the notice signed by Senior Environment Officer, KSPCB, Mangaluru, the industry has been asked to respond …
Taking an adverse view of the stance taken by different Uttar Pradesh officials on the issue of sewage/effluent discharge into stormwater drains in Karkar Model in Sahibabad, the National Green Tribunal imposed a fine of ₹15,000 on the municipal commissioner of Ghaziabad for filing a “misleading response” before it. In its latest order on May 16, the tribunal observed that …
The Greater Chennai Corporation asserted that road relaying works, stormwater drain construction and manhole repair, which were tendered out before the announcement of elections, have not ceased, despite criticism from residents of various zones. Complaints have also surfaced regarding unrepaired roads in parts of Royapuram, Valasaravakkam, TVK Link Road, and North Avenue Road in Kodungaiyur. Also, complaints on broken or …
The Southern Bench of the National Green Tribunal has directed the Tambaram Corporation and the Water Resources Department to remove water hyacinth from the sewage-filled Veeraraghavan Lake in Thiruneermalai within six months. Even though the Tambaram Corporation had provided the residences with an underground sewage system for collection of sewage and sullage, the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, during an …
The southern Bench of the National Green Tribunal has directed the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board to check if untreated effluents were released from SIDCO Industrial Estate, Ambattur, around Korattur lake. The Korattur Eri Padukappu Makkal Iyakam had filed a petition alleging that several establishments such as Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing Company, Tube Investments of India Ltd., Universal Engineers Chennai …