PCB asks Edayar industrial units to comply with green laws
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Officials to carry out inspection
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Officials to carry out inspection
The State Pollution Control Board has asked the small-scale and other industrial units in Edayar to start plugging the gaps in complying with the various provisions under the relevant environmental laws.
The board officials have informed the representatives of the Association of Small-Scale Industrial Units to start implementing the measures and ensure compliance within two weeks. The regional office of the board will soon carry out an inspection of all the industrial units in Edayar. Teams from the regional office and the board’s surveillance centre will be part of the drive.
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Konothupuzha, smothered by waste and weeds, awaits revival
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Cleaning of 17-km-long waterbody stalled due to paucity of funds
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Cleaning of 17-km-long waterbody stalled due to paucity of funds
The Konothupuzha river does not seem to be able to catch a break. The waterbody, smothered by waste and weeds, is a victim of long delays that have prevented projects to revive it from taking off.
Work on cleaning the 17-km-long waterbody began in August last year, and it witnessed an inauguration of sorts. But work came to a standstill a few weeks later, since funds had not been sanctioned, said an official of the Minor Irrigation Department. With a small amount that had been sanctioned for an excavator, work began on clearing some weeds, but the department is still awaiting additional funds, the official added.
PCB notice to polluting firms in Willingdon Island
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It follows complaints about the presence of hot mix plants
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It follows complaints about the presence of hot mix plants
With complaints pouring in from members of the public about mixing plants located beside the Alexander Parambithara bridge-Mattancherry BOT bridge stretch in Willingdon Island causing severe air pollution over a vast area, the State Pollution Control Board (PCB) has issued notice to them.
The board is also gearing up to measure the level of pollutants being let out from their stacks, with the help of specialised equipment. “We inspected a temporary bitumen mixing plant [also called hot mix plant] a week ago following complaints and issued notice to it. The installation is intended to ready materials for road work in and around Aroor. Monitoring is needed to ensure that the plant is operating as per conditions in the consent we gave. The firm does not have a pollution-monitori
BBMP has deployed a
oxygen levels
As part of its experiment, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has deployed a small machine, called water displacer, with the hope to increase dissolved oxygen (DO) levels at Ulsoor
lake. The technology which was dispatched from
Chennai is expected to reduce the growth of algae and improve the aquatic life in the 120-acre lake.
On Monday, the container-type machine was lowered into the water body, which was once known for dead fish and foul smell, due to the heavy inflow of domestic sewage and even industrial effluents. “This technology is different from the aerators that we have used in some lakes. The water displacer helps in bringing the deep water to the surface and vice-versa. This helps in improving the oxygen levels,” a senior BBMP official said.