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Pollution Control Board to Despatch Team to Mangalore for Pollution Study

  •   Fri, Jan 29 2010 09:45:36 PM

Pollution Control Board to despatch team to Mangalore for pollution study
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Bangalore, Jan 29: Karnataka State Pollution Control Board has despatched a team of scientists to Mangalore to assess the impact and level of pollution following a recent revelation that the city was the ``most critically polluted industrial centre’’ in the State.

Yes, Karnataka’s Minister for Ecology and Environment Department J Krishna Palemar has confirmed that the team of scientists would analyse air, water and soil pollution around five industries, including Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd. and BASF India Pvt Ltd.

The team would come out with their findings in a few days, he said after his address to the Scientists’  Conference on conservation of Western Ghats held in Bangalore.

He claimed that a recent study of 88 industrial hubs in the country by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) had revealed that Mangalore was among 43 "critically" polluted industrial areas in the country, along with Bhadravati in Shimoga district.

The Union Government had issued a circular stating that no clearances would be given for new projects for the next eight months.

CPCB’s study had found that industrial centres in Raichur, Bidar and Peenya in Bangalore were "severely" polluted.

Speaking at the scientists’ conference, Ananth Hegde Ashisar, honorary Chairman of the Western Ghats Task Force, proposed an exclusive research centre for studying the Western Ghats — one of the world’s 20 ``biodiversity hotspots.’’

Hegde felt the State needed a more effective mechanism to ensure the participation of village forest committees. in decision-making on development projects.

Principal Secretary of the state’s Department of Forest and Environment Meera Saxena lamented that development works in the Western Ghats are often not preceded by a carrying capacity assessment.

Cricketer Anil Kumble, who had been appointed by the State Government as honorary vice-chairman of the State Wildlife Board, expressed concern over road projects that threaten forest areas.
  

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  • balanna, Sharjah, Mangalore

    Fri, Jan 29 2010

    Please take proper action to arrest the Pollution

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  • Gilroy, Mangalore

    Fri, Jan 29 2010

    I was telling this from the beginning- either you have to choose good health or petrochemicals refinery. The choice is up to the locals as the authorities, who approved these special zones won't live there. I wonder what Mr. Kamath is doing to protect the locals from impending diseases. Just touting the green zones around MSEZ- it is like trying to fill a car petrol tank with a hole in the bottom of the tank. They should move these industries to the Desert-thereby saving many lives and helping the desert to yield revenue to the Govt. My mother was telling me that even in the broad day light you get unbearable rotten smell from these toxic emissions from the industries. Pollution control Board should be residing in Mangalore and should be making surprise visits to these industies.

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  • Jacob Mendonsa, Balmata,Mangalore

    Fri, Jan 29 2010

    I dont think that these team of Scientists will be able to solve the pollution problems in India & particularly in Mangalore.They will only discuss & have parties & will forget every thing.I dont think we need scientists to solve pollution problems.This is simple process.First & formost all we need to do is cleaning the GARBAGE accumulated every where along the road side.For this our corrupted muncipal officials should take interest.Rest of the problems will solve automatically.Muncipal people should supervise to remove all the mud,stones,plastic papers,sand,leaves from the roads & drains using soposticated instruments.Dear readers do u think that we need scientists for this simple labour related work?

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  • Oswald Monteiro, Permannur

    Fri, Jan 29 2010

    Recently I was there at Katipalla visiting my friend. At night at around 4am I was choked and got up gasping for breath. The whole locality was smelling as if we were bathed with Diesel. Such was the pollution in the area.It was either from MRPL or HPL or some other factory. God must save Mangalore from this pollution.With SEZ and MSEZ on the arrival, Mangaloreans will have to face such situations in plenty if they dont act promptly.

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