KSPCB finds 540 buildings letting sewage into SWDs
KSPCB finds 540 buildings letting sewage into SWDs
ByY Maheswara ReddyY Maheswara Reddy / Updated: Jan 27, 2021, 06:00 IST
It has advised BWSSB and
Bescom to disconnect supply of water and power from such units
The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB), in an attempt to make the
storm water drain in Koramangala-Challaghatta Valley free from sewage, has identified around 540 buildings that have been letting untreated sewage into the storm water drains.
Not just that, they have advised the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) and Bengaluru Electricity Supply Company (Bescom) to disconnect water and electricity to such buildings, said
Complaints about illegal quarrying fall on deaf ears in Shivamogga
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The blast site at Hunasodu in Shivamogga district. | Photo Credit: Prakash Hassan For many years, the residents of Hunasodu, Kallu Ganguru, and Abbanagere, and those living in layouts close to the Shivamogga-Shikaripura road, have complained to the district administration about the blasts and illegal quarry activities in their area. However, the administration has hardly taken any action to stop this.
The administration has sanctioned quarry leases of building stone material at Sulebylu, Gajjenahalli, and Kallu Ganguru villages of Shivamogga taluk over an extent of 32.25 acres.
The locals who live close to the quarry points hear blasts and experience tremors often. They have submitted several memorandums to the Deputy Commissioner and officers of the Mines and Geology Department and Karnataka State Pollution Control Board, besides complaining to the Karnataka Lokayukta.
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Factories given March deadline to set things right
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Mangaluru City Corporation on Sunday said that the district administration has given March 2021 as deadline to fishmeal factories to comply with all statutory norms.
Area Councillor (Surathkal West) Shobha Rajesh told
The Hindu that the Deputy Commissioner recently held a meeting with all the concerned and asked the factories to completely stop all the civic nuisance by March this year. Otherwise, the Deputy Commissiner has warned that action will be taken against them, according to Ms. Rajesh.
Corporation Commissioner Akshy Sridhar said that following repeated complaints, senior officials of the district administration recently visited the area and took stock of the situation. Following this, the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board issued the deadline. Meanwhile, representatives of fishmeal factories told reporters here on Saturday that the factories would install bio-filters and scru
Chairman’s chair is hot seat at pollution board
ByNaveen MenezesNaveen Menezes / Updated: Jan 15, 2021, 06:00 IST
IFS officer Vijay Kumar Gogi yet to hand over charge as chief of board
The state government has been accused of violating the guidelines drafted for the appointment of
chairman to the
Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB), considered to be one of the most sought-after positions among the political class and bureaucrats. It is learnt that Vijay Kumar Gogi, an IFS officer who was posted as interim chairman while holding the post of principal secretary at
Forest Department – has not handed over the charge as