The ad-hoc committee on mines has flayed the three departments

Chief Minister Digambar Kamat today reiterated his claim that the government is trying its best to support the traditional fishermen, whose houses face demolition under CRZ, according to High Court orders.
Briefing the media about his Delhi visit, wherein he had three crucial meetings, Kamat said he impressed upon the Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh to re-think on the issue.

Wants people

Pune It will be a year in September since a blast at the bio-medical waste treatment facility at Kailash crematorium near Naidu Hospital killed seven of its employees. The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) closed down the facility and till date the authorities have been unable to find an alternative treatment facility for city

Besides raising the CRZ issue, Goa today took up matters of illegal mining and environmental clearances with the Centre.
A strong demand was also made with the Union Minister for Enviornment and Forest Jairam Ramesh for consulting the Goa State Pollution Control Board before environmental clearances are given by the central government.

Sompeta, Aug. 18: Several fishermen, doctors and people

Valsad: Two days after Gujarat pollution Control Board (GPCB) officially declared that the crude oil lumps found across the South Gujarat coastline was crude oil, Vapi waste and effluent management company limited started removing them on Wednesday. An official from the company said that they are doing this work on honorary basis after the request from GPCB -Vapi.

Focus Of Beach Pollution Shifts To Leaking Pipelines

Yagnesh Mehta TNN

Surat: Come Sundays and there is not enough parking space on the approach to beaches of South Gujarat. But this Sunday the story is altogether different. Tourists preferred to stay away from Tithal, Umargam and Umarsadi beaches in Valsad and Devka beach in Daman due to the overpowering stink of chemical residue strewn all over after being washed ashore over the last week.