Water pollution
Complaining to the Centre for not completing the several process of environment clearance to the Adani Group’s Mundra Ports and the Special Economic Zone (MPSEZ) in Gujarat, the apex court gave the last chance to the MoEF to for completing the necessary and stated that the secretary and the director was personally responsible for all [...] Continue Reading »
Residents of Perumbavoor have demanded the closure of nearby plywood factories, as the factories allegedly polluting nearby areas. People have staged a hunger strike demanding the closure of these factories. There are around 800 plywood factories now in this area, an increase of 500 since it started. Most of these factories are situated near canals, [...] Continue Reading »
Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) to find a solution to the water contamination problem in South Extension I. DJB has been asked to replace corroded pipeline before the roads are carpeted. Court has also asked South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) to carry out quality-checks of works. The check would have [...] Continue Reading »
Ludhiana residents are irked over chemical waste being dumped on banks of a canal. Large quantities of industrial waste were dumped on the canal banks near Rara Sahib and the culprit has not been nabbed yet. People in the southwestern part of the state drink water from this canal and use the water for irrigating [...] Continue Reading »
A division bench of Hyderabad High Court has directed Ganesh Utsav Samitis, amicus curiae D. Prakash Reddy and G. Vidyasagar and other stakeholders to attend a meeting to be held by the Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board (APPCB). The meeting is scheduled on September 18. The samitis and stakeholders are asked to submit a report to [...] Continue Reading »
Ramky Group came under fire from Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP). BBMP Mayor Venkatesh Murthy has committed to initiate criminal action against the Ramky group for serious violations of contractual obligations. The violations include non-compliance with various environmental and social standards and for contaminating soil and water in Mavallipura and surrounding villages. The mayor conceded [...] Continue Reading »
Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has decided to tackle the arsenic threat looming large over the residential areas of the city. As per the new rules charted out by KMC, it has been made mandatory for promoters in certain parts of the city to get groundwater tested for arsenic before they can submit building plans. The [...] Continue Reading »
The Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) has been emphasizing on the cleaning up of Hussainsagar Lake. Having taken up the initiative to clean up the polluted Hussainsagar Lake, the 400-year-old water body in the heart of the city, the HMDA has been working at diverting the sewage inflows. The lake faces pollution threats from industrial [...] Continue Reading »
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 »
The Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council (DGHC) will renovate the Mirik Lake. It is a popular tourist destination of Darjeeling. The renovation work will help the neighborhood life of the place. Weeding the area, construction of the boat stand and renovation of a lodge, owned by the DGHC will be done in the project. The total [...] Continue Reading »
