Villagers along polluted Turag moving to safer places
Indiscriminate discharge of liquid waste by the industries in and around Konabari industrial zone has ruined a large part of the Turag river and Baimail Jheel, causing immense suffering to residents living on the banks.
Indiscriminate discharge of liquid waste by the industries in and around Konabari industrial zone has ruined a large part of the Turag river and Baimail Jheel, causing immense suffering to residents living on the banks.
Industrial liquid waste and black smog created by brick kilns have doubled the sufferings and even compelled many to move their houses.
The discharge of heavily contaminated domestic and industrial waste into Phuleli Canal in Hyderabad continues unabatedly and no relevant authority has taken notice of the grave threat this situation poses.
A large portion of the province, particularly the lower Sindh, has brackish and saline underground water due to the influence of the sea and water shortage in the Indus River.
A case against Industries Secretary Jakir Hossain and Director General of Environmental Department Md Najibur Rahman has been filed with the High Court on the allegation of contempt of court.
Industrial pollution goes unabated on docile action
Soft attitude of the government towards polluters and lack of awareness among city dwellers have literally left dead all the rivers and other surface waters in and around the capital.
The tsunami of December 26, 2004, devastated many coastal areas in Sri Lanka. Curiously, the tsunami spared several areas which had mangroves - dense forests of salt-resistant trees and shrubs that grow in brackish, low-lying coastal swamps in the tropics and subtropics.
Moti Jheel, which used to be a pride of Lucknow, seems to have lost its natural glory. The waterbody has been gobbled up by land grabbers, thanks to the ignorance on the part of Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC).
Presently, the lake houses several snacks and plastic factories, godown apart from a number of residential establishments.
Industries based in Punjab are discharging toxic and persistent waste into fertile croplands, rivers, and groundwater sources due non-availability of wastewater treatment facilities. It is obvious that wastewater treatment facilities are too expensive for the most individual units to afford.
Hyderabad, April 14: The Rs 300-crore Hussain Sagar Restoration Project aided by the Japan Bank for International Cooperation has made little progress though five years have passed since its launch.
This massive project meant to clean sewage, industrial effluents and accumulated toxic wastes in the lake began in March 2004 was expected to be completed in three years.
