The Bhai Mani Singh Civil Hospital authorities claim that are fully prepared to deal with the dreaded swine flu virus, but the current state of affairs at the hospital tells a different story.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Baldev Singh & Others Vs. State of Punjab & Others dated 06/08/2015 regarding groundwater pollution in the state of Punjab.

The Tribunal also directed that ground water samples be collected from Amritsar, Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Bhatinda, Mohali and Gurdaspur. The samples shall be collected by the Punjab Pollution Control Board in the presence of the team which will consist of a representative of MoEF, CPCB and Director of Industry, State of Punjab.

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of People for Transparency Through Kamal Anand & Others Vs. State of Punjab &Ors. dated 25/11/2014 regarding Environmental Clearance for establishment of Integrated Municipal Solid Waste Management facility in an area of 20 acre at Mansa road, Bhatinda and establishment of Engineered Sanitary Land Fill facility in an area of 36.8 acres in the Revenue Estate of Village Mandi Khurd, District Bhatinda to Municipal Corporation, Bhatinda.

Text of the National Green Tribunal order in the matter of Capt. Mall Singh & Ors. Vs. Punjab PCB & Ors dated 20/01/2014 regarding the Municipal Solid Waste Management Plant of Bathinda.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Capt. Mall Singh & Others Vs. Punjab PCB & Others dated 19/08/2013 regarding dumping of municipal solid waste in Bhatinda.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Court on its own motion Vs State of Punjab regarding industrial pollution in the towns of Amritsar and Bhatinda dated 24/07/2013.

The Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) is set to issue showcause notice to Guru Gobind Singh Refinery in Talwandi Sabo for emitting poisonous gases like carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, sulphar

Caught in the throes of cancer, Punjab seems to have finally heard the wake-up call.

Last month the Bhatinda Municipal Corporation put stickers on all 540 handpumps in the town, warning people that the water from them is unfit for drinking.

Bathinda: Anganwari children in the Malwa belt are being supplied drinking water containing carcinogenic and heavy metals as the government has not allocated funds for water treatment plants.

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