A laboratory on the premises of the Shibpur botanical garden has been dumping waste in a corner, turning the compound into a toxic wasteland.
The chemical waste is polluting the soil and water bodies of Asia
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/green-zone-turns-toxic-wasteland
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/telegraph-kolkata
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/west-bengal
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hazardous-waste
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/waste-disposal
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biodiversity
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-pollution
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/state-pollution-control-board-spcb