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Police and the PCB adopted the tough stand against the firm amidst a raging row over the recent mass death of fish in Periyar river.
The KUFOS report corroborates the PCB’s finding that low amount of dissolved oxygen caused the catastrophe.
In petitions filed by environmental activists and panels, it was alleged that the river is polluted due to the discharge of toxic effluents from industries and the Aluva market.
Demands to strip chief minister of environment portfolio.
The initial probe also did not find any discharge of chemical waste into the river from the factories on the shores of the Periyar, he said.
The Pollution Control Board had claimed low oxygen caused the destruction.
The Pathalam facility requires a special protocol considering repeated incidents of pollution in the Periyar.
On Tuesday, tonnes of fish were found floating in the Periyar as well as caged farms in various places in Ernakulam, including Eloor and Varappuzha.
The protesters threw stale fish on the office premises in protest.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued orange alert for Pathanamthitta, Kottayam and Idukki districts for Monday as the weather agency has predicted very heavy rainfall in isolated areas.
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