Khartoum — The Minister of Minerals for Sudan, Ahmed El Sadeg El Karori, has acknowledged that Lake Nasser is heavily polluted.

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sunil Kundlik Kemble & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 14/12/2015 regarding pollution of Rankala lake caused due to releasing of sewage water from city area of Kolhapur.  The issue was linked with cleaning of the river Panchganga which flows by the side of boundary of the Kolhapur city.

The worries for City's biggest living lake stem from the recent frothing in the Bellandur and Varthur lakes.

Seasonal variation in the distribution of heavy metals in surface waters of Pulicat lake, Tamil Nadu, India was assessed from January 2011 to December 2012. Variation of heavy metals was maximum during summer and minimum during monsoon. The heavy metals investigated were nickel, copper, zinc, chromium, cadmium, mercury, lead and iron. The data revealed that nickel and lead were below the permissible limits, copper, zinc, chromium and mercury were moderately above the permissible limits whereas cadmium concentration was found to be high.

After outrage over the highly polluted Bellandur lake in the city, the State government has finally decided to clean up the tank.

The Subramanyapura lake will be relegated to history if the government agencies and other stakeholders do not take measures, both immidiate and long-term, to stem the rot, said a report prepared by

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Deepak Tiwari Vs. Municipal Corporation Sagar & Others dated 20/11/2015 regarding pollution of Sagar Lake.

The Chief Chemist from MPPCB Regional Office Sagar submits that so far as the direction with regard to the compliance of Bio Medical Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 1998 are concerned, notices were given to the health facilities regarding stopping the washing of linen in the lake water.

While, creating diversion channel, which is a mid-term solution, takes at least two years, he said setting up more Sewage Treatment Plants (SWP) would be a permanent solution.

BHOPAL: Sudden and mysterious death of thousands of fish at Lower Lake has triggered panic among residents, but failed to jolt Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials out of their slumber.

Nagpur: Here is more proof that industrial waste is polluting Nag river and Ambazari lake.

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