Silchar: Pollution Control Board, Assam had instructed Vivekananda Speciality Hospital and Research Centre at Chitta Ranjan Avenue, here to stop its all activities immediately as the Centre had violated the provisions of the law in force causing pollution to the environment and in exercising of power conferred upon it under Section 33 (A) of Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and as amended provisions of Bio-medical Waste (Management Handling ) Rules, 1998.

‘Initiate criminal action against those running such units'

After a brief lull, the menace of illegal dyeing units has resurfaced in the Tirupur-Namakkal belt. The units have come up even after the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board carried out an extensive demolition drive a few months ago.

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court has granted relief to 39 malls, commercial buildings and residential complexes that were fined by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) for causing air and water pollution. A division bench comprising Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice Pratibha Rani upheld a single judge's order and said the DPCC has no power to levy penalties in case it comes across any violations. If the violations are not corrected despite DPCC's inspection, the latter can file criminal complaints against the violators in court, HC said.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday, while permitting Sterlite Industries at Tuticorin to continue the operations at its copper plant, directed the company to file a fresh application before the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) for grant of consent to run the plant.

A Bench of Justice R.M. Lodha and Justice H.L. Gokhale, in its interim order, asked the company to file the application for renewal of the consent within 15 days and asked the Board to make an enquiry in accordance with law and pass orders within a month thereafter.

A team of the Pollution Control Board today raided several industrial units here. KS Pannu, Chairman, PPCB, said on a tip-off, the team raided an industrial unit, Monarch Thermocraft at Sarsini village, located behind Royal Cinema, Lalru. The unit, engaged in the manufacturing of thermo coal, was found using unauthorised fuel like leather waste in the boiler instead of wood.

During a surprise check by the environmental engineer of Punjab Pollution Control Board, nodal office, Mohali, M/s Shivalik Food (India) Limited, Focal Point, Chanalon, was found discharging its untreated industrial effluent directly into a sewer. The samples have been collected and were sent to a laboratory for analysis. The industry is engaged in the processing of milk and manufacturing of ghee and skimmed milk.

New Delhi: After Durga was immersed with festive fervour, devotees bent their heads reverentially for the sprinkling of ‘holy water’. But they were in fact breathing stench and getting sprayed with drain water. The Yamuna seemed like a dirty nullah choked and frothing with filth and scum.