Parliamentary panel on ground zero
ALLAHABAD: Alarmed over the ever increasing level of pollution in the Ganga, especially in the backdrop of ongoing MahaKumbh and TOI publishing news on the deteriorating condition of the river, plus seers
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‘More efforts needed to rid Ganga of pollution’
Varanasi: Shankaracharya of Jyotish Pith and Dwarka Sharda Pith Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati, who founded Ganga Seva Abhiyanam (GSA), and the members of National River Ganga Basin Authority (NRGBA) are
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River on the brink
When documentary filmmaker Sudhesh Unniraman, 38, was approached by a producer from AIM Television to document the plight of the Ganga, he knew there was not much research to be done.
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Closure of dyeing units hardly hits knitwear industry
Things changing for good on the pollution front; 16 CETPs, covering 420 dyeing units, have obtained TNPCB permission It is now two years since the Madras High Court delivered a landmark judgment ordering the closure of dyeing and bleaching units in the Tirupur knitwear cluster for polluting the river Noyyal for decades. The order was pronounced solely because the dyeing fraternity did not adhere to the zero liquid discharge (ZLD) norms despite the directions from the Supreme Court and High Court.
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Relocation of smelting plants ordered in southwestern China
China has ordered relocation of all smelting plants in a southwestern city in five years after a spill of toxic cadmium in a river threatened drinking water supplies for millions of people. Metals companies
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Slow poison
Maheshbhai Patel is busy attending to customers in his small grocery shop in Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation estate in Vapi, Gujarat. Although the stench coming from the nearby chemical industries
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JYF concerned over killing of aquatic life
JOWAI: Concerned over the illegal killing of fish in rivers in Saipung area, the Jaintia Youth Federation, Saipung Circle in its Circle Executive Council held recently decided to ban the use of dynamites and any other chemicals in the rivers for killing fish. The JYF-Saipung Circle has also warned any individual or group of persons who failed to abide by the prohibition.
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Galgibaga ‘illegality’ irks villagers
Galgibaga: The villagers of Galgibaga and Mashem are, once again, agitated as they fear the reclamation of the Galgibaga river, in violation of CRZ norms, will lead to massive displacement of water and
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UP, Delhi to lift Yamuna debris
New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh and Delhi governments have said that they will remove all debris and solid waste from the Yamuna river bed by May 31. All the land-owning agencies which have a stake in the riverbanks will have to ensure that the work is completed and no further dumping is permitted. In case alternative land is not available for dumping of the debris, the waste should be sent to Burari except for horticultural waste, which will be used for composting.
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Panchkula set for second sewage treatment plant
Despite a second sewage treatment plant on the verge of becoming operational in Panchkula, residents will have to wait for more time before treated water is pumped into parks and lawns. The new plant,
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Effluents at noyyal - Orathupalayam dam gets good inflow, only to be drained
THE Orathupalayam dam received over 14 ft of water from the Noyyal river under southwest monsoon. But the entire water is being drained into the Cauvery river instead of using it for irrigation, as the water from the Noyyal is filled with textile effluents from Tirupur textile units.
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4 factories fined for polluting river
The Department of Environment (DoE) fined four factories over Tk 43 lakh yesterday for dumping untreated wastes into the Bangshai river in Savar. In a special drive, DoE officials found the four factories -- Anlima Yarn Dyeing Ltd, Blue Text Netware Ltd, Abedin Textile Mills and FKN Printing Mills -- dumping chemical mixed water into the river on the outskirt of the capital. Munir Chowdhury,
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Shallow Ganga greets devotees on Kumbh eve
Allahabad: Maha Kumbh, the world’s biggest gathering of humanity, is set to begin on Monday when an estimated 1.1 crore devotees will take the holy dip at Sangam on the occasion of Makar Sankranti. All arrangements seem to be in place except for one problem — there isn’t enough water in the Ganga for the mass ritual. Experts at Allahabad University and UP Pollution Control Board said there’s just knee-deep water at Sangam and around three feet at the main bathing areas. The level in the post-monsoon season should be two-three metres above this, they said
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Inflow to Yamuna to be cleaned up at last
After waiting for the nod from the Ministry of Urban Development for over a year now, the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has finally received the technical go-ahead for its ambitious plan of resuscitating the Yamuna
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Tirupur dyeing units defer strike
THE Dyers Association of Tirupur (DAT) has postponed its indefinite strike scheduled for Monday to December 1, following an assurance from the State government that the issue of levying a fine ordered by the SC would be looked into in six weeks.
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Supreme Court extends stay on High Court order
J. Venkatesan NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday extended the interim stay of the orders passed by the Delhi High Court stalling constructions in the Commonwealth Games village on the banks of river Yamuna in the Capital for holding the Games in 2010.
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Sheila for integrated outlook to ridge area preservation
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Tuesday underlined the importance of a unified approach for protection of the ridge in Delhi as her Government is facing difficulties due to multiplicity of authorities in the Capital city. She was speaking in a National Conference of Environment and Forest Ministers of States at Vigyan Bhawan in the Capital.
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Pollution poses threat to cities' water
China's major cities rely heavily on water collected in catchment areas that are under threat from encroachment and pollution, according to a new report from The Nature Conservancy, a leading global conservation
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U.S. to Block New Uranium Mines Near Grand Canyon
The Obama administration is set to announce on Monday that it will block new uranium mining on one million acres in northern Arizona near the Grand Canyon, lobbyists and Interior Department employees who
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MP seeks Central subsidy for CETPs
TIRUPUR MP C Sivasamy has asked the Centre to take initiatives for granting 60 per cent of the cost of setting up of common effluent treatment plants (CETPs) as subsidy to help the textile sector of Kongu region.