Water Pollution

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding industries especially leather industries/ tanneries polluting river Ganga, 10/12/2015

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Krishan Kant Singh Vs Haque Tanners, Jajmau, Kanpur & Others dated 10/12/2015 regarding industries especially leather industries/ tanneries which were polluting and were discharging their effluents directly or indirectly into the River Ganga or its tributaries.

Judgement Date: 
10/12/2015
Tags:
Leather Industry, Industrial Pollution, Kanpur (D), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Ganga, River Pollution, Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP), Industrial Waste, Waste Disposal, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Uttar Pradesh
Hazardous Waste

Experts inspect tannery treatment plant in Jajmau

KANPUR: A central team of experts along with two-member team of Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on Tuesday inspected the 36 mld tannery treatment plant (TTP) in Jajmau and collected data of

Publication Date: 
29/10/2015
Times Of India (Kanpur)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Kanpur (T), Leather Industry, Industrial Waste, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP), Industrial Pollution
Environment

Toxicity study in mice fed with corn produced in soil containing tannery sludge vermicompost and irrigated with domestic wastewater

Growing food in unconventional systems such as those using irrigation with domestic wastewater and the use of potentially toxic waste has generated resistance from producers and consumers. Here, we evaluate the possible physical and biochemical damage to Swiss mice fed for 13 weeks with corn produced in soil containing tannery sludge vermicompost and irrigated with wastewater from domestic sewage.

Original Source

Publication Date: 
10/10/2015
Guilherme Malafaia, Dieferson da Costa Estrela, Wellington Alves Mizael da Silva & et al
Current Science
109
7
1326-1332
Tags:
Wastewater Recycling, Irrigation, Sewage, Vermiculture, Agriculture, Toxicity Studies, Food Contamination, Leather Industry
Hazardous Waste

Jalandhar leather industry in crisis as PPCB acts tough

International orders fall from Rs 850 crore to Rs 300 crore

Publication Date: 
14/09/2015
Deepkamal Kaur
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Punjab, Jalandhar (D), Leather Industry, Industrial Waste, Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Hazardous Waste
Environment

Bangladesh’s top court pummels 10 tardy polluters

The High Court yesterday issued a contempt of court rule against 10 tannery owners for obstructing the implementation of its 2001 judgment on relocation of hazardous tannery industries from the cap

Publication Date: 
12/08/2015
Daily Star (Bangladesh)
Tags:
Environment, Industrial Pollution, Hazardous Waste, Bangladesh, Court, Toxic Wastes, Waste Disposal, Hazaribag, Leather Industry, South Asia
Environment

NGT adjourns hearing in closed tanneries case

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) adjourned the hearing of closed tanneries of Kanpur case on Monday when Central Pollution Control Board sought more time to file inspection report and fixed Septem

Publication Date: 
12/08/2015
Times Of India (Kanpur)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Kanpur (T), Leather Industry, Paint And Dye Industry, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Environmental Security, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Environment
Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding Ganga pollution caused by the tannery Blue Star Finishers, Wajidpur , Jajmau, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, 01/07/2015

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of M/s Blue Star Finishers Vs. U.P.P.C.B. dated 01/07/2015 regarding Ganga pollution caused by the tannery Blue Star Finishers, Wajidpur, Jajmau, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh.

The Tribunal also went through the joint inspection report which points out that the industry is processing 30 hides per day and electromagnetic flow meter has been installed to record the consumption of fresh water drawn from one bore-well.

Judgement Date: 
01/07/2015
Tags:
Ganga, River Pollution, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Kanpur (D), Leather Industry, State Pollution Contrl Board (SPCB), Industrial Waste, Industrial Pollution, Uttar Pradesh
Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding industrial pollution of river Ganga especially by tanneries, 19/05/2015

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter Naweda Tanners & Others Vs U.P. P.C.B. dated 19/05/2015 regarding industrial pollution of river Ganga especially by tanneries.

Judgement Date: 
19/05/2015
Tags:
Ganga, Industrial Pollution, River Pollution, Uttar Pradesh, Leather Industry, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Water Polluting Industries, Groundwater
Hazardous Waste

Bangladesh tanneries: HRW gives bleak outlook

On May 19 there’s a rare chance for accountability for the massive health problems caused by Bangladesh’s toxic leather tanneries, said Human Rights Watch.

Publication Date: 
18/05/2015
Daily Star (Bangladesh)
Tags:
Hazardous Waste, Leather Industry, Bangladesh, Environment, Health Effects, Pollution, Hazaribag, Air Pollution, Water Pollution, South Asia
Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding Ganga pollution caused by the tanneries of Wajidpur, Jajmau, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, 11/05/2015

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of M/s Blue Star Finishers Vs. U.P.P.C.B. dated 11/05/2015 regarding Ganga pollution caused by the tanneries of Wajidpur, Jajmau, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh.

Judgement Date: 
11/05/2015
Tags:
Ganga, Leather Industry, Kanpur (D), Uttar Pradesh, Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Industrial Pollution, River Pollution, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Industrial Waste Treatment

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