Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
For more than 25 years, the Union Carbide (UCIL) factory has been contaminating the land and water of Bhopal. Latest tests show that groundwater in areas even three km away from the factory contains almost 40 times more pesticides than Indian standards.
Nov. 15: One in every three Hyderabadi households has access to drinking water supply only once in four or five days. About 30 lakh people living in 10 of the total 12 surrounding municipalities forming part of the GHMC continue to be hard pressed for drinking water. Lack of drinking …
S Lalitha, nov 5, Bangalore: Respiratory and skin problems are on the rise in HBR Layout in the past 18 months, due to air and water pollution. Sewage from a broken pipeline in storm water drain has mixed with ground water. As a result, residents are scared to use water …
This paper deals with short review and the determination of seven heavy metals, namely Cu, Fe, Mn. Zn, Ni, Cr and Pb in the groundwater of different sites of two districts (Sehore and Bhopal) of Madhya Pradesh.
A field study has been taken up in a newly developing area of Jalore city (Rajasthan), a semi-arid region receiving an average normal rainfall to 560 mm. The study of one year duration revealed that water quality of the domestic wells is fast deteriorating. Out of 72 water samples from …
In the present study, samples of ground and wastewater were collected from Pali, Rajasthan and analysed for relevant parameters. The results of the analysis of ground and wastewater showed the high range of toxic heavy metals and other parameters in the ground used for potable purposes. The level of these …
Indian Medical Association (IMA) and the medical fraternity raised concern over the discovery of high levels of nitrate contamination of drinking water based on a Greenpeace study. The study,
P.V. Srividya KAARAPIDAGAI: A public hearing on the proposed Thirukuvalai Thermal Power Station was abruptly called off amid public opposition on Friday. The project envisages the setting up of a 1820 MW coal-based thermal power plant and a 150 MW thermal power station by the Tridem Group at Kaarapidagai and …
For quite some time the print media has been publishing tales of misery caused by high prevalence of cancer cases in the Bathinda district of Punjab. Cancer appears to have
The presence of hydrocarbons, dense non-aqueous phase liquids, heavy metals and radioactive wastes in soil and ground water represents a serious threat to health and safety. Detecting and delineating these contaminants in the subsurface is a challenging task. Traditional site characterization methods involving drilling and sampling (soil, groundwater, and soil …
The comprehensive survey report conducted in 15 communities surrounding the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL)plant site in Bhopal. Reveals that tens of thousands of people are being poisoned with deadly chemicals even 25 years after the Bhopal Gas Disaster on 3rd December 1984. Shows that the site of the disaster …
The objective of our study was to determine the current status of alluvial aquifer in the Souss-Massa basin, where the nitrate pollution of groundwater is being increasing along the last decades. A multi-approach methodology using hydrogeology, nitrate concentrations, irrigation type and oxygen-18 and deuterium data, was carried out to identify …
The middle and upper Ganga plains covering the upstream part from Rajmahal Hills, were earlier considered to be free from arsenic groundwater contamination. Initially, the contamination (>0.05 mg/l) was reported in 2002 from two villages, Bariswan and Simaria Ojhapatti of Bhojpur district of Bihar. Studies by the Central Ground Water …
ANANTAPUR, Sept. 22: Industrial pollutants are contaminating the Penna river in Anantapur district. Many industries located along the banks are indiscriminately releasing effluents into the river at Tadipatri which has constant groundwater levels in the district. There are 200 granite and 1,000 blackstone industries concentrated in and around Tadipatri. Major …
The general concept behind this dissertation work is municipal solid waste management. Solid wastes and its composites affect the environment in several ways. And the major problems to be considered are the generation of leachate from solid waste dumping sites, which affects the groundwater aquifers.
Aug. 30: Children in Punjab are being born with birth defects due to pollution from coal-fired power stations, according to an investigation by a British newspaper. Health workers in the cities of Bathinda and Faridkot in Punjab registered a sharp increase in the number of birth defects, physical and mental …
