Citizens welfare forum, Consumer Protection Council shocked over death of tannery workers in Vaniyambadi

VCWF appeals to Centre, State to order closure of all effluent treatment plants

Calls for White Paper on incidents leading to asphyxiation of workers

The Punjab and Haryana High Court directed the Punjab Pollution Control Board to file an affidavit on time-bound programme for the installation of the Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) in the Budha Nullah pollution case. The information has to be furnished by August 9 - the next date of hearing, which has been fixed for August 9.

NEW DELHI: The capital produces about 5,000 metric tonnes (MT) of hazardous waste annually but it still doesn't have any facility for proper storage and disposal of such wastes. The government is in the process of acquiring land for this purpose at Kanjhawla. However, it will take a couple of years before the facility is set up.

The Sindh industries and commerce department of the Sindh government is using pressure tactics to get approved the scheme of establishing combined effluent treatment plant at Kotri, Hyderabad, bypassing all the relevant rules and procedures, it is learnt.

According to sources, the industries and commerce department had submitted PC-I of the scheme for establishment of combined effluent treatmen

THE Gujarat chemical industry, which is found to be generating the highest quantity of hazardous waste, has now cut down on its production. The move followed Gujarat Pollution Control Board

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They were accused of dumping untreated effluents in Palar river
THE tanneries in Ambur and Vaniyambadi regions have been given a deadline up to this month end to complete the installation of the reverse osmosis system for treating effluents through individual and common treatment plants.

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Vellore

THE Vellore Citizens

ERODE: The Perundurai SIPCOT Textile Processors Association has urged the State Government to take immediate steps for the implementation of the marine discharge project, which will enable the textile processors in Kongu region to transport and discharge the treated effluents in the sea safely.

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Tirupur seems to be hogging the limelight this past week for different reasons.

The Union Finance Minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee, has announced a one-time grant of Rs 200 crore for Tirupur towards installation of the Common Effluent Treatment Plants (CETPs) with zero liquid discharge system.