Water-man Sant Balbir Singh Seechewal and his followers have decided to approach various political parties and motivate them to include environment of Punjab as a part of their election manifesto in the forthcoming Lok Sabha (LS) elections.

ERODE: State Minister for Public Works Department Durai Murugan has said that the Department, to arrest pollution in Kalingarayan Canal, would construct a concrete wall on the right bank.

It will be constructed within one-and-a-half years, says Minister

ERODE: State Minister for Public Works Department Durai Murugan has said that the Department, to arrest pollution in Kalingarayan Canal, would construct a concrete wall on the right bank.

KARUR: Farmers in the pollution-hit Noyal river basin have urged the State Government to quickly disburse the compensation awarded to them by the Loss of Ecology Committee.

Visakhapatnam, Dec. 16: Two environmental organisations said the proposed thermal projects coming up in the state would cause serious environmental hazard to the coastline in the state affecting the air, ground and the sea.

Dharamshala: Govt withdraws approval to 126 industrial units for slow progress

Traffic movement came to a halt today when residents of Kandra and Gamharia in Seraikela-Kharsawan district blocked the road for over four hours, protesting against the rising pollution level because of sponge-iron units.

The protesters squatted on the road blocking it with their cycles and tractors and refused to budge till their demands were met.

Minister for Ecology, Environment and Inland Water Transport J Krishna Palemar warned that strict action would be initiated against industries which violate pollution norms.

Notwithstanding yesterday

The state government today said Central Coalfields Limited (CCL), Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) and thermal power plants in the Damodar Valley are the biggest contributors to the polluted Damodar and asked them to clean-up their act.

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