CHENNAI: MERCURY LEAK: JAIRAM ASSURES TO LOOK INTO CLEANUP STANDARDS ISSUE

UNION Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh has said he will look into the dilution of cleanup standards for mercury dumped in the Pambar Shola forest, Kodaikanal, by Hindustan Unilever (HUL).

Move provokes outcry from residents of Kodaikanal

Pune From now on, Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) may have to be cautious while sanctioning more industries, thanks to a study by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has launched a series of short-term plans as well as long-term surveys to curb contamination in critically polluted regions of Maharashtra, including Dombivali and Navi Mumbai. This follows a study by the Central government which calculated a Comprehensive Environmental Pollution Index (CEPI) for 88 key industrial clusters in India.

Following a Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) report about high levels of pollution in Mangalore, the State government has sent a team of scientists and officials to probe matters of air, land and water pollution in the area.

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A CPCB report says the quality of air, land and underground water of the district is alarmingly polluted
VELLORE has been rated among the top 10 `alarmingly polluted clusters' in the country. It has become an environmental time bomb, ticking away with the rise in industrial pollution here.