Orissa High Court
Cuttack, March 22: When Supreme Court lawyer and environment activist M.C. Mehta raised the pollution issue in context of the Taladanda canal in April 1992, Orissa High Court had reprimanded authorities, stating a possibility of an

Maintaining that the cleanliness in and around the famous Dal lake was indispensable for the sustenance of their livelihood and also for the overall healthy environment, Houseboat Owners

Mumbai: The three-hour trail usually starts at the break of dawn with breakfast. On the agenda to visit is a recycling unit, reclaimed land, a diminishing mangrove jungle and a creek-- not what you would usually expect on a tour of a river. "But then, the Mithi isn't a river anymore.

VELLORE: Residents of Arasamarapettai in Vellore Corporation have complained that sewage has mixed with drinking water and they could not use the water being supplied by the Corporation in the last 10 days.

BWSSB officials have blamed recent instances of water contamination on the presence of "illegal and unauthorised pipelines" in "slums and low-lying areas."

CHENGAM: Several cases of fever were reported from Chengam in Tiruvannamalai district on Tuesday.

According to sources, residents of various areas were treated for fever, throat pain, stomach ache and leg pain. The outbreak of fever and other health problems was allegedly caused by contamination of drinking water.

It is often the case with environmental threats that commercial interests in the target area, required to comply with legal prescriptions, are hard hit in the short term. But if they don

Over 1 lakh people residing in and around Vasco could face a major epidemic, with the main PWD water pipeline heavily corroded and submerged in sewage water at Zari-Zuarinagar in Sancoale.

More alarming is the fact that despite the issue being brought to the notice of various authorities, nothing much has been achieved except for passing the buck by one authority to another.

Sewerage from private septic tanks and silt from three nallahs along with pilgrims overfeeding the fish are slowly spelling death not only for the