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 …
Coimbatore: The district administration and district engineer of the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board have announced that orders have been served on 40 dyeing units for closure and disconnection of power supply connection on the charges of polluting the Noyyal Rajavaikkal and the ground water table in the area. District …
BARASAT: Social workers expressed grave concern over arsenic pollution which has been affecting vegetation in the area. A research conducted by Jadavpur University in the recent past revealed that arsenic from shallow waters was found in crops like paddy, wheat, papaya, cabbage, cauliflower, taro (kachu). Huge tracts of land in …
In order to estimate ground water pollutant load from land surfaces of coastal karstic basin, some ingredients of water, such as mol ratio of Na/Cl as permanent ingredients of wastewaters, have been used as indicators in this paper. For example, it has been chosen the karstic basin where the wastewaters …
Arsenic-polluted water used for irrigation in certain areas of India, Bangladesh and Nepal is posing a health hazard for people eating food from the crops irrigated. The accumulation of arsenic in the soil is a threat to sustainable agriculture in the areas affected. These problems are not yet widely recognised. …
More than eight lakh villagers in Nalgonda district of Andhra Pradesh are affected by flourosis even as the government has yet to chart out a strategy to combat the problem, says V K Rakesh Reddy h amshala Swami can barely stand. He can only sit or lie on his back …
A. Srivathsan Detailed samples show presence of heavy metals CHENNAI: Groundwater within a 5-km area around the Perungudi solid waste dumping yard is contaminated beyond acceptable limits, a research done by IIT-Madras shows. Detailed samples of solid waste, soil below the dumping site, the leachate trickling from the waste and …
Because it sends its garbage to pollute a nearby village SINCE 1983, all the municipal garbage from the city of Pune in Maharashtra has travelled 12 km to be dumped in the village of Urali-Devachi. More than 1,000 tonnes each day. Spread across 43 hectares, the dump pollutes the area. …
The Green Revolution technologies in the country have resulted many fold increase in crop production, but simultaneously have made heavy demands of agro-chemicals, mostly fertilisers and pesticides. These have created pollution of soil, water, air and agricultural produce. Agricultural pollutants include pesticides, herbicides, fertilisers and some other agro- chemicals. In …
This study reveals detailed geochemical investigation of inorganic constituents including heavy metals in the ground water surrounding the dumpsite area at Muzaffarpur. The pH was found to be increased in some cases. Few water samples showed the total hardness and alkalinity value beyond the standard limit. COD value was found …
V Gangadharan | ENS Chennai, CONTINUOUS flow of sewage into the Chitlapakkam Lake in the southern suburb of Chennai for over 12 years has turned it into a big reservoir of filth and dirt, besides contaminating the groundwater. After putting up with it for years, people of the town panchayat …
There are really no excuses when temple tanks resemble garbage dumping yards and urinals, an outcome of people and officials closing their eyes and noses while walking past these groundwater recharge systems. Dhanya Matsa reports IN its policy note this year, the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR & CE) …
T. Ramakrishnan CHENNAI: Perungudi on the southern outskirts of Chennai is home to several leading Information Technology companies. But, it is also known for groundwater contamination. The problem is a fallout of indiscriminate dumping of solid waste. South Chennai has several other water-related problems, including undue pressure on water bodies, …
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Visakhapatnam, Sept. 7: Visakhapatnam would soon become another Chennai at the rate in which the groundwater in the district is turning salty. Residents of coastal battery near the collectorate, Kota Veedhi, the old post office and the port areas in One Town, Mulakuddu and Nagarapalem besides, parts of Thagarapuvalasa in …
Visakhapatnam, Sept. 7: An expert study has revealed that groundwater in the coastal areas of the state is slowly turning salty. Unless urgent remedial action is taken, the farmers of the area would face crop failure and attendant financial crisis. The hydro geochemistry study was conducted by a group from …
By Ace Puri The debate has been raging back and forth about the economic benefits and the health hazards associated with uranium mining in the state. What compounds the complexity and confusion of the debate is a lack of clear understanding of the uranium mining process and its attendant implications …
NAGAON, August 3: After detection of fluoride and iron in underground water sources in different areas under Hojai subdivision, the PHE Hojai division has implemented different water supply schemes including installation of wells and tube wells, piped water supply scheme, fluoride-free water in fluoride-prone areas, testing of drinking water under …
