Haralur Lake, Bangalore

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Dead Fishes Found In Haralur Lake Due To Continuous Sewage Inflow: Bengaluru

Haralur Lake in Bellandur, Bangalore, is degrading by the day owing to sewage infiltration. Dead fish were observed floating on the top of the water body. "The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) is yet to lay the sanitary pipelines," stated Ravi, superintendent engineer, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP). The lake was investigated by a team from Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB), and the report is pending… read-more

Sun, 15 May 2022 - 05:30 PM / by Vidhi Jhunjhunwala

Tags: bengaluru, Bengaluru Lakes, Sewage, dead fish, haralur lake

Courtesy: The Indian Express

Union minister Nitin Gadkari

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Create Value From Waste, Use Green Hydrogen: Nitin Gadkari

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on December 2, said that he aims to "create value from waste" and is planning to use green hydrogen to run buses, cars, and trucks in Indian cities. While addressing the sixth National Summit and Financial Inclusion, Union minister said, "I've brought a pilot project car that would run on green hydrogen produced in an oil research institute in Faridabad. I would take a ride in the city to make people believe".

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 - 02:16 PM / by Madhvi Jha

Tags: Nitin Gadkari, Hydrogen, National Summit, Union Minister, Sewage

Courtesy: ANI

Contaminated water floating into river

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Maharashtra Has Highest Polluted Rivers; About 53 Rivers Impure

According to a report by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), there are 351 polluted rivers across the States and Union Territories. Notably, of which Maharashtra has the highest number of polluted rivers, that is 53, followed by Assam (44), Madhya Pradesh (22), Kerala (21), Gujrat (20), and others. Reportedly, the major cause of the contamination is the discharge of sewage water into the river.

Sun, 25 Jul 2021 - 07:05 PM / by Brijesh Goswami

Tags: River, Pollution, Sewage, Central pollution control board

Courtesy: Down To Earth