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Bangalore Mirror has been following the mucky trail with its stories—No questions asked, it is a sludge fest—on August 12, narrating how sludge from the construction site of Namma Metro near Dairy Circle is being let into roadside drain near IIMB on Bannerghatta Road; they dump human poop in storm water drains—on December 12, 2019, narrating how septic tank cleaners were seen disposing of sewage in a drain near HBR Layout on the Outer Ring Road; and Caught in the act

It is learnt that the powerful legislator put pressure on the Karnataka Tank Conservation and Development Authority (KTCDA) to clear the detailed project report (DPR) when officials had flagged the aforementioned violations.

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...

The spotlight is on effluent disposal The spotlight is on effluent disposal ByY Maheswara ReddyY Maheswara Reddy / Updated: Dec 21, 2020, 06:00 IST water bodies of the city coming to light, the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board ( KSPCB) has issued a circular directing all industries to dispose of chemical effluents at the nearest Chemical Effluent Treatment Plants (CETPs). “In case any industry intends to hand the effluents over to a CETP that is not the closest one to them, they shall give reasonable justification to the Board for doing so. The Board will either accept or reject t...