Pollution control board
The Uttar Pradesh pollution control board (UPPCB) on Thursday shot off notices to 257 ongoing projects and some established educational institutes in Noida and the Yamuna Expressway region for not procuring pollution or environmental clearances before starting construction. The UPPCB has asked all these 257 buildings to update the UPPCB on the status of their [...] Continue Reading »
Raising the concerns regarding safety of public health, the Andhra Pradesh government has not yet relocated the hazardous industries from Bholakpur in Musheerabad. The AP State Human Rights Commission had directed the authorities to shift the industrial units, particularly those dealing in the animal skin business, plastic and scrap outside city limits after the May [...] Continue Reading »
Residents of Greater Kochi have opposed the idea of upcoming industrial projects in the areas of Eloor-Edayar and Ambal-amugal. This is because of the fact that there is less qualitative work done for the improvement in the condition of air, soil and water in the area and the new projects will deteriorate it more. The [...] Continue Reading »
The delay in National River Conversational Plan (NRCP) has increased the pollution level in Yamuna river, Haryana. According to the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), the failure of STP’s in Faridabad has resulted in increase of pollution level in Yamuna river. The industrial wastes from Panipat and Faridabad said to be polluting the river in [...] Continue Reading »
Where are the Sewage treatment plants (STP’s) and What are the municipality or pollution control board doing when the residents themselves are hiring the private tankers to dump the sewage water? Gurgaon residents are facing tough time in hiring private tankers and shifting sewage water on daily basis. Residents are looking forward for the needful [...] Continue Reading »
Dumping of wastes in the rivers and other water bodies from the residents will no more be happening in Kerala. To follow up the same, the pollution control board has warned that municipality to stop all illegal dumping. Legal action is sure to be taken against the municipality if it fails to check the dumping [...] Continue Reading »
Kochi might soon witness a sewage treatment plant. Kerala High Court has directed for the set up of the plant to the District collector of Ernakulam . For the implementation of the project it has asked to set aside 40 cents of land. It also ordered the District Collector to mark a specific part of [...] Continue Reading »
The prevention degradation of the a heritage building Victoria Memorial in Kolkata, the Supreme Court has ordered that the bus terminus should be relocated from Esplanade to preserve the city’s heritage and also to control pollution. The apex court has uphold the decision by Calcutta high court decree to shift the bus terminus from Esplanade. The [...] Continue Reading »
