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Gujarat High Court Seeks Stand Of State, Harij Nagar Palika In PIL On Pollution Of Lake Due To Dumping Of Waste

The Gujarat High Court on December 12 sought the stand of the State and Harij Nagar Palika located in Patan District in a PIL petition concerning pollution in a lake in the area allegedly due to untreated sewage being diverted into the water body which is stated the largest lake in the town. During the hearing counsel appearing for the …

After heavy rainfall in the state capital, the administration convened a meeting with various departments to review the progress and functioning of the sewage treatment plant and sewage pumping stations on Wednesday. Dist administration officials meeting at the Smart City office in Lucknow on Wednesday The divisional commissioner obtained information from officials regarding the functioning of Haider Canal, Sarkata Nala …

Members of Karnataka State Commission for the Protection of Child Rights Shashidhar Kosambe and Shekhargouda Ramatnal have expressed displeasure over lack of minimum safety measures around the Sewage Treatment Plant in Vijayapura, where three children drowned recently. Visiting the STP that is located off the main road in Vijayapura on Friday, Mr. Kosambe and Mr. Ramatnal found that there was …

Untreated Waste Flowing Into Bay Of Bengal? Andhra Pradesh High Court Seeks 'Better Affidavit' From State On Preventive Measures

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed the State to file a better affidavit showing measures taken to connect the drains of the fisherman community to the newly set STP. It was urged that the existing Effluent Treatment Plants constructed at various places in Visakhapatnam area are inadequate to deal with and treat the effluents which are emitted from various …

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Despite Good Intention Of State & Central Govts To Keep It Clean, River Ganga Is Still Polluted: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has recently observed that despite the good intention of the State government as well as Central Government to keep Ganga clean, and diversion of huge amount for this purpose, the polluted water still exists. The Bench Acting Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice Anil Kumar Ojha was hearing a plea seeking to highlight the problem …

The Uttar Pradesh government has started preparations for a grand celebration of the spiritual and sacred river Ganga. Right from Bijnor to Ballia, the Yogi government would soon perform ‘Aartis’ of ‘Mother Ganga’ in the state. As per the proposed plan, the process of construction of new ‘Aarti’ sites in the villages situated on both sides within 5-km radius of …

Hyderabad: The state government has decided to set up the Durgam Cheruvu Development Corporation to improve the water quality in the lake and develop it as a world class tourist destination. Municipal administration principal secretary Arvind Kumar has handed over the job to the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation and asked it submit proposals at the earliest. Currently, the Durgam Cheruvu …

Hubballi: After a face-off with party MLA, Ramesh Jarkiholi, Congress leader Laxmi Hebbalkar has now locked horns with his brother and minister, Satish Jarkiholi over the establishment of a sewage treatment plant in Halaga village, a part the Belagavi rural constituency she represents in the state assembly. The Belagavi City Municipal Corporation has planned to set up the STP on …