The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, pulled up State Governments for tardy performance on sewage treatment and asked them to take action against industries polluting the river on Tuesday.
For letting out the effluents into the patta lands
Members of Athoor Pattadhar Sangam, a farmers' association in Athoor block demanded action against textile processing units functioning near the bank of Kudaganar River and Athoor Kamarajar dam, and letting out effluents into the patta lands.In a petition submitted to the Athoor Tahsildar here on Tuesday, they also insisted that the district administration must initiate action against these units and seize machineries.
Expresses concern over discharge of 2,900 million litres of sewage
Warning that time was running out to preserve the Ganga, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday pulled up State governments for tardy performance on sewage treatment and asked them to take action against industries polluting the river. Expressing concern over discharge of 2,900 million litres of sewage in the river daily,
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Taking up its first case involving an environmental issue, a Lahore High Court “Green Bench” comprising Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah sought appearance of the Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa) and
The National Green Tribunal, a special fast-track court to handle cases pertaining to environmental issues, has ruled that no fresh environmental clearance should be granted to new industrial units
Officials from the Loss of Ecology (Prevention and Payment of Compensation) Authority took water and soil samples from Ramapalayam and Welpuram areas in Jadayampalayam and Thekkampatti in Mettupalayam on Wednesday.
In 2002, the villagers and farmers filed a petition before the Madras High Court stating that industrial effluents had polluted the water and soil quality in their villages. The pollution had resulted in water being unfit for human consumption and agriculture.
Borewell water contaminated due to untreated effluents let out by companies
Over 200 residents of Mookandapalli, Nethaji Nagar, MGR Nagar, Pothigai Nagar, Manickavasagar Nagar and Sivaji Nagar adjoining the Hosur SIPCOT Phase I is facing severe ground water pollution for the past six months. People of the residential colonies complain that the bore well water was contaminated due to the untreated chemical effluents let out by companies.
