MPCB
Water quality of Mithi ‘bad to very bad’
The major contamination in the Mithi is due to excess faecal coliform.
Textile, sugar industries found most polluting: MPCB
The MPCB’s star rating programme for industries has found about 67 per cent of textile industries to be polluting.
75 per cent of wells in state record dip
Maharashtra recorded the fourth highest fall in terms of water level after Pondicherry, Arunachal Pradesh and Dadra & Nagar Haveli, and Karnataka.
Taloja factories’ smoke irk locals
Even though MPCB has claimed that strict action is being taken on the polluting industries, not much has been done in the case of air pollution.
MPCB: Quality check in Mithi shows decline in pollutants
The reason for such poor WQI of the Mithi is the presence of excessive fecal content, which was recorded at 920/100ml by December 2018.
Court sets aside Rs 1 crore fine on MPCB
However, the order asserted the need of timely action by the MPCB to ascertain curbing of pollution levels in Mahul.
Now citizens can check air quality across city
The city has now been equipped with 13 new air quality monitoring stations.
BMC: Still using Mulund dump
Even a month after closure, 400 metric tonnes of trash being dumped daily.
‘Action plan against river pollution in next 2 mths’
The MPCB has entrusted NEERI with the task of preparation of the draft action plan for mitigating the river pollution.
Thane, Mumbai top air pollution
Aurangabad had the highest number of one star industries, in sugar, pharmaceuticals, paper and metal sectors.