Chennai, June 1 (BPNS) The Tirunelveli corporation will take stringent action against the discharge of sewage in Thamirabarani river. The river is the lifeline of the people of Tirunelveli district and it was recently cleaned up of pollution and waste disposal. However, several residents who don’t have toilets in their homes and living on the […]
Chennai, May 25 (BPNS) Noyyal river that passes through Coimbatore and Tiruppur districts was in the news of high pollutants due to the effluents from dyeing units of the Tiruppur garment industry. Environmentalists and local people had joined hands to prevent the river from death by strong agitations and putting up effluent treatment plants in each […]
Thiruvananthapuram, Mar 6 (IANS) The Kochi district authorities have directed the residents to stay indoors as the smoke from the Brahmapuram plant fire is engulfing the city. While firefighters are trying their best to douse the fire, the smoke emanating is creating problems. Heavy smoke at Kundanur area in Ernakulam is creating panic. Ernakulam district […]
Chennai, Feb 16 (BPNS) The Southern Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC), Chennai Metrowater authority, and other local bodies to take stringent action against the dumping of sewage in open water sources. The NGT directed these bodies to stick to the guidelines framed by the Tribunal for […]
Chennai, Jan 31 (BPNS) The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in a recent report has revealed the Cooum river in Chennai as the most polluted river in the whole country. According to the report, Biomedical Oxygen Demand (BOD) in Cooum river between Avadi to Sathya Nagar was 345 Mg /litre which is the highest among […]
Chennai, Jan 18 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB)in its water analysis study report said that the three major rivers of Chennai, Cooum, Adayar and Buckingham Canal have high levels of pollution and is unfit for any kind of life form. The TNPCB in the study report stated that in a study carried […]
Sreevidhya Rajeev/ Chennai, Dec 24 (BPNS) The river Thamirabarani, the perennial river of Tamil Nadu is facing the threat of pollution mainly due to its unhealthy surroundings. Major issues faced by the river include the mixing of sewage, illegal mining, industrial pollution and dumping of plastic waste. Textile pollutants and paper industrial waste are other […]
Chennai , Sept 14( BPNS) Tamil Nadu Pollution control board (TNPCB) has directed the district administrations to ensure that lorries transporting untreated sewage be confiscated and case registered against those operating them. In Tiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu nine lorries were seized that were found to be emptying untreated sewage into water bodies rather than […]
