Air Pollution

This pollution-hit village in Haryana decides not to vote

As 60% of Sutana’s population is suffering from diseases due to fly ash generated from Panipat Thermal Power Station

Residents of Sutana, a village in Panipat, have participated enthusiastically in every Assembly and Parliamentary elections since Independence, but this time, they have decided to boycott the Lok Sabha elections slated for April 10.

Publication Date: 
02/04/2014
Dharmendra Joshi
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Haryana, Panipat (D), Air Pollution, Panipat TPS, Industrial Pollution, Ash, Diseases, Health Effects, Groundwater Pollution, Respiratory Diseases, Arsenic, Barium, Lead, Mercury, Political Parties
Hazardous Waste

Authorities fail to shift dyeing units from residential areas

The authorities have failed to shift most of the dyeing units operating from residential and non-conforming areas to the special industrial zone in HUDA Sector 29 Part-II here.

Publication Date: 
17/02/2014
Dharmendra Joshi
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Haryana, Panipat (D), Paint And Dye Industry, Industrial Waste, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP), Toxic Wastes, Yamuna, River Pollution, Industrial Pollution, Hazardous Waste