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Ward’s Lake water is polluted, says Minister [1]

SHILLONG: Forest and Environment Minister Prestone Tynsong has admission that the iconic Ward’s Lake of Shillong is polluted due to discharge of untreated wastes from a hotel and the Shillong Club.

Replying to a Call Attention Motion on Thursday he said due to constant seepage of effluents even fishes were dying. He also informed that the Meghalaya State Pollution Control Board (MSPCB) had taken up the issue of non-compliance of environment rules by the polluters

Publication Date: 
16/03/2012
Shillong Times (Shillong) [2]
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Shillong [3], Lake Pollution [4], State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) [5], Wastewater Recycling [6], East Khasi Hills [7], Water Supply [8], Waste Disposal [9], Water Pollution [10], Meghalaya [11]
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