Hhuge amount of Rs44 million released by the Governor Sindh to Karachi Water & Sewerage Board (KWSB) is feared to be buried in the rubble due to negligence of the KWSB.
The government has directed the related agencies, including the contractor firm, to begin work within a week on setting up the central effluent treatment plant (CETP) at the Savar leather estate to
AGRA: After hundreds of petha (sweetmeat) units were forced to shut down in Agra last fortnight, Uttar Pradesh's pollution control body has now shifted its focus to pollution causing leather shoe u
The Council of Leather Exports has made a strong pitch for funds to upgrade tanneries and adopt Zero Liquid Discharge technology to meet pollution control norms.
Ordering shut down of all units in the leather complex here after its effluent treatment plant was found discharging toxic water into the rainwater drain, Punjab Pollution Control Board has also di
Following the detection of discharge of highly toxic effluents in the kala sanghia drain and non-operation of the common effluent treatment plant (CEPT) of the Leather Complex on Tuesday, the Punja
This 2013 report published by Blacksmith Institute and Green Cross Switzerland presents a new list of the top ten polluted places in the world and also provides updates on the sites published in the previous editions.
The Lahore Development Authority (LDA) and Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) have begun working on a feasibility study for the construction of waste water treatment plants on the Ravi river at two sites at an amount of Rs 486 million.
Read more in this October 2013 edition of the Monthly Pakistan State of the Environment Report published by the South Asia Environment Portal. Read and Share.
Environment and forests minister Hasan Mahmud slammed Transparency International, Bangladesh for its recent investigation report on the government’s climate change trust fund utilization. Read more in this October 2013 edition of the Monthly Bangladesh State of the Environment Report published by the South Asia Environment Portal. Read and Share.
Notwithstanding claims of the Punjab Government and the state Pollution Control Board (PPCB) that emphasis is being laid on ensuring clean and green environment in the state, the practice of discha
