Vasundhara EHS Management Consultancy,Pune Maharashtra (India)

Nashik: Untreated industrial effluents from the Tigrania estate have been spotted flowing into the Godavari  below Swaminarayan bridge here. In July 2012, the Maharashtra Pollution  Control Board (MPCB) had issued show cause notices to 11 industries in the area discharging effluents into the river following a TOI report. The discharge is once again seen in this area. "Untreated industrial effluents are clearly seen flowing into Godavari River at Swaminarayan Bridge from Tigrania industrial area. It does not seem like effluents from different industries. But it is for the pollution control board to find out the source. We have informed them about the issue," said environment activist Rajesh Pandit, who had filed a public interest litigation in the Bombay high court against government officials for the Godavari pollution. MPCB sub-regional officer A J Kude said, "We will inspect the place and take necessary action against the guilty. We will test the water for the pollut...

In order to encourage conversion of solid waste to wealth, the government has announced a variety of policy initiatives, to encourage processing of waste to compost and waste to energy, mandatory use of plastics in road construction, and mandatory use of recycled construction and demolition waste in all construction projects, the Lok Sabha was informed today.In a written reply, Minister of State for Urban Development Inderjit Singh Rao said,''To improve processing of solid waste, far-reaching policy interventions have been introduced to facilitate waste processing and conversion to compost and energy.''One such policy is Policy on promotion on City Compost by M/o Chemicals and fertilisers which provides Market Development Assistance of Rs 1,500 per tonne to scale up compost production and consumption. Compost manufacturing plants have been tagged with fertiliser distribution companies in all states. Tripartite MoUs have been signed by 50 ULBs till date. Currently, 45 c...

Look for these symptoms to determine if you have a serious problem: Sewage backup in your drains or toilets. This is often a black liquid with a disagreeable odor. Slow flushing of your toilets. Many of the drains in your house will drain much slower than usual, despite the use of plungers or drain cleaning products. Surface flow of waste water. Sometimes you will notice liquid seeping along the surface of the ground near your septic system. It may or may not have much of an odor associated with it. Lush green grass over the absorption field, even during dry weather. Often, this indicates that an excessive amount of liquid from your system is moving up through the soil, instead of downward, as it should. While some upward movement of liquid from the absorption field is good, too much could indicate major problems. The presence of nitrates or bacteria in your drinking water well. This indicates that liquid from the system may be flowing into the well through the ground ...

PUNE: The  (MPCB) has roped in  (NEERI) to undertake an expansive study to get the complete picture of noise pollution in urban areas  across the state. The institute will set up noise monitoring stations at more than 70 locations around Pune, officials said. It is the first such study of this scale in the country, they added. Project leader and senior scientist at NEERI Ritesh Vijay  said this type of pollution has not been given enough attention. "Noise is present everywhere you go in an urban setting. With the project, we will study noise pollution across the state by constantly monitoring its levels in different locations, categorise them by source, and prepare a database for the authorities to manage the issue," he said. A Bombay high court order on several public interest litigations (PILs) against noise pollution had started the idea in 2016. The high court had then suggested to MPCB to undertake noise mapping to understand the pattern of this pollution. ...