Karachi is the largest city of Pakistan and a hub of industrial activity.

Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board (JSPCB) today slapped cases against three coal washeries belonging to BCCL and SAIL for ignoring earlier notices and continuing to discharge effluents in the Damodar river.

The cases were filed against deputy general manager of Chasnala coal washery of Steel Authority of India Limited and project officers of Sudamdih Coal washery and Madhuban Coal Washery

A Day after residents of the Doaba region and Rajasthan blocked the discharge of industrial waste into the Kala Sanghia drain, the district administration made it clear to industrialists that polluting units would not be tolerated.

Industrial discharge and urban sewage are responsible for the pollution in Sutlej River.