polluted water
The Parliamentary committee has decided to summon officials of at least six Indian central ministries to seek their views to find ways to check water pollution. The Parliamentary committee has decided to summon the officials as the subject is not restricted to one ministry. According to the Parliamentary committee member Public Accounts Committee, officials of [...] Continue Reading »
Salt production has come down drastically due to raw untreated sewage being let out into the south Buckingham Canal and the early closure of the sand bar at the mouth of the canal where it joins the Bay of Bengal. Over the last 10 years, salt production in Kelambakkam, Thiruvidanthai, Thaiyyur, and Kalavakkam – villages [...] Continue Reading »
A trial by researchers has shown that the bacteria could be used to clean up polluted sites anywhere in the world. The trial involved cleaning up chlorinated solvents that leaked many years ago from a former Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) chemical plant into the Botany Sands Aquifer in Australia, creating large plumes of contaminated groundwater. [...] Continue Reading »
Residents of Malibu Town are disgruntled because of the lack of basic amenities. The developer has provided no sewerage connection. Residents claim that they even spotted the developer’s maintenance team dumping the sewerage in storm water drains. Malibu Town Spread across 220 acres in Gurgaon accommodates more than 1,500 families. In a Right to Information [...] Continue Reading »
The Chennai Corporation’s public health department seized 38,750 substandard water sachets from several residential colonies. Local assistant health officers led a team of officials, including sanitary officers, conservancy inspectors and conservancy workers, and visited petty shops. The team also found that 203 water cans, and 795 artificially-flavored juices and buttermilk sachets were of substandard quality. [...] Continue Reading »
Residents of Defence Colony in Indiranagar have been suffering from stomach upset and gastroenteritis symptoms for the past 15 days. The residents also complained that the water that they received was green in colour and smelt bad. But for the entire fortnight they were unaware about what led to the problem. It was later discovered [...] Continue Reading »
The residents of Ghaziabad say they have been forced to drink polluted water due to the discharge of effluents by industrial units. The problem has been compounded with the civic body shutting down three tubewells. Residents Welfare Association (RWA) have brought this problem to the government’s notice but no actions are yet taken action these [...] Continue Reading »
