Minister for Ecology, Environment and Inland Water Transport J Krishna Palemar warned that strict action would be initiated against industries which violate pollution norms.

Chandigarh: Even as the Sukhna Lake grapples with a host of problems, new lakes are being created in the city. Environment experts believe that a comprehensive plan is required for the development of these lakes.

Mauvin says it

SABARIMALA: The water in the Kunnar check-dam, one of the two dams which meet the water needs of Sannidhanam, including pooja purposes inside the Sreekovil and drinking water requirement, is highly polluted owing to lack of cleaning and safe upkeeping.

The state government today said Central Coalfields Limited (CCL), Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) and thermal power plants in the Damodar Valley are the biggest contributors to the polluted Damodar and asked them to clean-up their act.

Nov. 5: The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the High Court order through which a four-member committee, led by Nobel Prize winner R.K. Pachauri, was constituted to assess the impact on environment due to the construction of Commonwealth Games Village which, environmentalists alleged, was being built on Yamuna river bed in east Delhi and would damage the ecology of the area.

J. Venkatesan

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday stayed Delhi High Court orders stalling constructions in the upcoming Commonwealth Games Village on the banks of the Yamuna in Delhi for holding the games in 2010.

Coimbatore: The district administration and district engineer of the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board have announced that orders have been served on 40 dyeing units for closure and disconnection of power supply connection on the charges of polluting the Noyyal Rajavaikkal and the ground water table in the area.

TIRUCHI: Decentralised and community-based systems could provide an efficient and cost-effective solution for individual houses, apartments and colonies in urban centres. While centralised treatment systems required huge capital investments and could pose problems in terms of maintenance and efficiency, decentralised system offered a viable alternative for management of wastewater.

HARARE: Zimbabwe has cut water supplies to the nation's capital Harare, state media reported on Monday, leaving most of the city dry as authorities struggle to contain a cholera epidemic.