Aquatic weeds need no longer be just
a nuisance. Kaiser Jamil, a scientist
from the Indian Institute of Chemical
Technology, Hyderabad, reports that
weeds such as water hyacinth can
remove toxic inorganic and organic
pollutants from waterbodies.
Air pollution ruins medicinal plants,
says a study conducted by the botany
department of the Jamia Hatudard
College. The study shows that airpollotion causes various illnesses and
decreases the curative chemicals in
plants.
The Sultanpur National Park in
Gurgaon is fast vanishing. Data collected in six different years, between
1975-92, reveals a shrinkage of its
wetland from 4.84 sq km in 1975 to a
meagre 0. 14 sq Ion in 1992.
The Central Pollution Control Board
has drawn up a list of technologies
required urgently to check runaway
pollution. Vehicular pollution control technology tops the list, the
others being flue gas desulphurisation, foundries and small boilers.
The Union ministry of water
resources has floated a tender for
building a 125 MW hydro-clectric
power plant in West Bengal without
obtaining a green signal from the
environment ministry. The ministry's explanation: there are no
serious environmental concerns.
The Rs 27-crore National River
Action Plan does not have a strat
to check industrial effluc
According to higher-ups in
Karnataka State Pollution Coal
Board, the cleansing drive wiff
limited to sewage treatment.
T P Rajendran, senior scientist a
crop protection division of
Central Institute of Cotton Rese
has found that cotton crops
do better with biotic, rather
synthetic insectides.
Kerala has 44 rivers but
suffers months of acute droi
conditions, due to decline in
the state's forest cover.
while, destruction of forests
nues unabated for building to
dams like the proposed Pooyaml
project.
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