The NLC has become a pioneer in submitting mine closure reports as required under the rules. It is the first to turn out such a report on the closure of Mine-I and Mine-II in Neyveli, said B.Surender Mohan, NLC director (mines).

He was delivering the inaugural address at a colloquium on “Recent development in statutory compliance in mining” held under the aegis of the Mining Engineers Association of India, Tamil Nadu chapter, and the Institution of Engineers (India), Neyveli Local Centre recently.

Surat: Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) chairman Dr KU Mistry said more development means more responsibilities for the industries, adding that growth at the cost of environment can’t take place.

He said pollution level has to be monitored and accountability of the industries fixed. “We are not against industries, but they can’t grow at the cost of environment. Both must survive.” Mistry promised cooperation towards speedy approval for a new site for solid waste disposal and final effluent treatment plant for the chemical and textile industries of the city.

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