Expressing concern over contamination of groundwater owing to seepage of leachate at the Pachchnady landfill site, Upalokayukta B. Veerappa on Sunday directed Mangaluru City Corporation to conduct a study on health hazards in areas around the landfill site. No study has so far been made anywhere in the State on the impact of seepage of leachate in the areas surrounding …
The Karnataka High Court has held that the State Government possesses the power to entrust the handling of a disciplinary enquiry in respect of an employee of the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board to the Lokayukta or Upa-Lokayukta under Rule 14-A of the CCA Rule. It was said “Rule 14-A of the CCA Rules provides for entrusting the enquiry in …
