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River Pollution
Power plant in the dock, third time
Issue Date: Jul 31, 2011
HOLDING a thermal power station in Chandrapur city in Maharashtra responsible for polluting a river, the state pollution control board has ordered forfeiture of its bank guarantee of Rs 5 lakh. Toxins released by the station killed thousands of fish in the Irai river, on whose bank it is located.
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A river hard done by
Issue Date: Jul 15, 2011
The film begins with images of a gushing stream, birds chirping and a typical audio overlay of the santoor that captures any pristine environment.
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A swami and sand mafia
Issue Date: Jul 15, 2011
Just a few days before Swami Nigamanand died while on a fast to protest state-sponsored sand mining and stone crushing along the Ganga near Haridwar, the Uttarakhand government ordered a ban on mining activities in the region considered sacred. Millions of pilgrims visit the place to take a dip in the Ganga during Kumbh Mela. But the ban came too late for the comatose ascetic and ecology of the river.
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Instant quality check of rivers
Issue Date: May 31, 2011
IN THE first week of April, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) oversaw an experiment to monitor, minute to minute, the water quality of the river Yamuna. The two-week trial at the water intake point of the Wazirabad water treatment plant in north-east Delhi was conducted by a private firm to ascertain the feasibility of monitoring water quality real time.
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Drilling by ONGC stopped in Mizoram
Issue Date: May 15, 2011
THE Mizoram State Pollution Control Board has asked the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) to suspend exploratory drilling for flouting environmental norms.
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News 360° - Briefs
Issue Date: Mar 15, 2011
Pollution
Chevron not sorry For amazon
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Tirupur dyeing units told to close
Issue Date: Feb 28, 2011
THE Madras High Court has ordered closure of more than 700 bleaching and dyeing units, and effluent treatment plants in Tirupur in Tamil Nadu. On January 28, the court also asked the state government to disconnect electricity supply to the units in the hosiery town that failed to comply with its earlier order to achieve zero liquid discharge of effluents.
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Good job bringing this to light. People won't realise how huge the problem is and municipalities are woefully ill equipped to...
Agreed; mining can never be sustainable, but then how do you get the metals to make all the things you need in the course of...
Very good piece.