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The SPCB is also required to submit a report detailing the actions taken in response to the order.
A new notification from the ministry says that such industrial units need not obtain either ‘consent to establish’ or ‘consent to operate’ from the PCB.
Residents of Kadiyodu of Mundupara near Mukkom have alleged water contamination from a local factory.
The state health department is taking preventive measures and has also asked people to stay vigilant about the disease.
As a measure to improve the quality of water the city of Paris has built a storage basin capable of holding 46,000 cubic metres of wastewater to significantly reduce the risks of pollution of the Seine.
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.
The Pollution Control Board had claimed low oxygen caused the destruction.
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.
Officials of Pollution Control Board from the Centre, Kerala and Karnataka collected soil and water samples from the hilly area.
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