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The National Green Tribunal-appointed committee, which has been monitoring the rejuvenation efforts of Varthur and Bellandur lakes, is consulting experts on the disposal of silt from Bellandur lake, where traces of heavy metals, such as cadmium, were found.
On Saturday, the committee visited the lakes and storm-water drains around the catchment area along with officials from several agencies, including the Urban Development Department, Bangalore Development Authority, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB), and Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board .
Soil samples were collected at multiple points. These, according to a member of the committee, would be analysed by both KSPCB and Indian Institute of Science independently. “Earlier too, soil samples were collected. While there seems to be no issue in Varthur lake, heavy metals were found in Bellandur lake. The samples will be tested to check if the soil
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The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) should kickstart immediately e-waste collection centre in each and every district of Karnataka. Since almost all electronic scrap components, such as CPUs, PCB etc., contain potentially harmful materials such as lead, cadmium, beryllium, or brominated flame retardants, these materials affect the health of all living beings adversely.
According to EPTRI’s report from 2015, 80% percent of e-waste generated in the cities is from households and also bulk consumers of electronic goods such as public and private institutions, manufacturers or IT companies. It will be more useful if KSPCB starts e-waste collection centre incorporating private organisations via a mobile application. The waste should be picked up from the user’s doorstep, thereby making small households stakeholders in waste management. Users should get monetary payments for e-waste they give up.
Finally, Varthur won’t have to take this silt
ByNaveen MenezesNaveen Menezes / Updated: Dec 17, 2020, 06:00 IST
Desilting contract awarded to pvt firm; estimated to cost Rs 50 cr
De-silting of
the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (
KSPCB) that the silt is safe to dump in the abandoned quarries,
the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) has awarded the work of desilting and transporting the silt to a private agency. The contractor gets about a year’s time to complete the work.
The
BDA officials said that the contractor is currently mobilising men and machinery for the work. “The work will begin anytime soon,” HR Mahadev, BDA Commissioner told Bangalore Mirror. Another official said that the KSPCB, in its report, has observed that the silt is not hazardous as it is in
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Double PG degree holder tries his hand at a second stint in Aranthodu GP
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Double PG degree holder tries his hand at a second stint in Aranthodu GP
A double post-graduate science degree holder, Shivanand K., who had won the election to the Aranthodu Gram Panchayat in Sullia taluk, Dakshina Kannada, five years ago and became panchayat vice-president later, is trying his hand at a second stint in the gram panchayat elections this time.
He filed his nomination papers for the December 27 elections from Aranthodu Ward II on Tuesday.
Mr. Shivanand, who had obtained his M.Tech in Materials Engineering from the National Institute of Technology-Karnataka (NIT-K), Surathkal, and M.Sc in Materials Science from Mangalore University more than one-and-half-decades ago, later became a full-time agriculturist.