V NarayanaMurthi
Vellore

Brown in colour: Effluents from textile processing units have entered bore wells, which supply water to 400-plus houses in Manickampalayam Housing Unit, forcing the residents to fetch water from elsewhere.

Ludhiana : Environment has never been a priority for the industrial city, which is becoming a

Farmers and mango growers from Vithaladevi Fanasgoan village in Ratnagiri have alleged that a hot mix plant operated illegally in the vicinity is leading to a drastic reduction in production of Alphanso mangoes and other produce.

Ludhiana: After the installation of the reverse osmosis (RO) system at the common effluent treatment plant (CETP), the claims of the electroplating units of achieving zero discharge seems to go down the drain as the investigations by The Tribune revealed that there are many loopholes in their claims.

Pollachi: Residents and farmers of Mappillai Goundenpudur near Pollachi staged a demonstration in the village in protest against pollution caused by an industrial unit.

The demonstrators led by M.S. Gnana Janarthan, representative and co-ordinator of the struggle committee, said that activated carbon manufacturing unit located in the village was causing air and water pollution.

Lohian: The polluters of rivers, be it bureaucrats or politicians who turn a blind eye to the environmental violations, must be brought to book and asked to compensate those who have lost their loved ones to pollution-related diseases like cancer.

Yet another deadline has meant nothing for the local dyeing units polluting the Buddha Nullah as they have failed to upgrade their effluent treatment plants (ETPs). Earlier, the Punjab Pollution Control Board had directed them to follow the orders in this regard till March 31.

BHUBANESWAR: As the rapid industrialisation process needs more and more mining activities, here is a warning from an eminent environmentalist. If we indiscriminately resort to mining without restraint, then perhaps there will be imbalance in nature and with the industrial pollution adding to it, might contribute towards more climate change factors.