Water Pollution

 Alembic plant in Gujarat asked to shut down

the Gujarat Pollution Control Board (gpcb) served a closure notice to a plant of Alembic Ltd in Panelav village of Panchmahal district, Gujarat, on August 25, 2006. It manufactures bulk drugs and

Publication Date: 
29/09/2006
L Mahesh
Down to Earth
Tags:
Pollution, Water Pollution, Water Quality, Waste Treatment, Farmers, Drug Industry, Supreme Court, High Court, India, Gujarat, Panch Mahals
Forests

 Saltpan workers in Gujarat served eviction notice from sanctuary

thousands of saltpan workers, called Agarias, from 107 villages in Gujarat's Rajkot, Surendranagar, Patan and Kutch districts face displacement with the Gujarat forest department serving them an

Publication Date: 
30/05/2007
L Mahesh
Down to Earth
Tags:
Forests, Salt, Displacement, Workers, Rehabilitation, Compensation, Wild Ass, Sanctuaries, India, Gujarat, Kuchchh, Patan, Rajkot, Surendranagar (D)