1. Home
  2. Karnataka govt forms panel to rejuvenate 17 polluted river stretches

Karnataka govt forms panel to rejuvenate 17 polluted river stretches

Agencies
November 29, 2018

Bengaluru, Nov 29: The Karnataka Government has formed 'River Rejuvenation Committee' (RRC) as per direction by National Green Tribunal (NGT) to see that all the 17 polluted river stretches (mentioned by NGT) as per CPCB in the State are fit at least for bathing purposes.

According to GO issued on November 24, the Principal Secretary (Ecology and Environment) Forest, Ecology and Environment Department will be the RRC Chairman, Directorate of Municipal Administration, Director and The Commissioner for Industrial Development and Department of Industries and Commerce will be the members while the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB), Member Secretary will be the Member-Convener.

The NGT has, according to CPCB, stated that 351 polluted river stretches in the country where the BOD content is more than 3mg/L, out of which 17 river are in Karnataka.

The Committee has been entrusted with the task of preparing Action plan within two months and see that the polluted river stretches to be fit at least for bathing within six months of approval of the Action Plan.

The GO stated that the Committee shall focus in the action plan having speedy, definite or specific timelimits for execution of steps, prepare provision to pool the resources, utilizing funds from State budgets, local bodies, State Pollution Control Board and out of Central Schemes.

Comments

Clean Indian
 - 
Thursday, 29 Nov 2018

Good initiative by the government. First government to focus on actual development ignoring politics.

Add new comment

About text formats
  • Coastaldigest.com reserves the right to delete or block any comments.
  • Coastaldigset.com is not responsible for its readers’ comments.
  • Comments that are abusive, incendiary or irrelevant are strictly prohibited.
  • Please use a genuine email ID and provide your name to avoid reject.
News Network
July 17,2020

Mysuru, Jul 17: Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G Sankar has ordered a partial lockdown in the City of Palaces Mysuru due to the increase in number of Covid-19 cases day by day.

As per the order, the lockdown will be in force from 0600 hours today till 0600 hours on July 24 at N R, Udayagiri, Lashkar and Mandi Mohalla Police limits in the city. In addition, it has decided to lockdown 400 meters from the house where Covid-19 patients have died.

The order further states that all the religious gatherings are prohibited and only parcel service is available to hotels.  Movement of vehicles is also prohibited but in emergency cases, it may be allowed.  Employees and people on essential services can go to work after producing their ID cards.

Comments

Add new comment

About text formats
  • Coastaldigest.com reserves the right to delete or block any comments.
  • Coastaldigset.com is not responsible for its readers’ comments.
  • Comments that are abusive, incendiary or irrelevant are strictly prohibited.
  • Please use a genuine email ID and provide your name to avoid reject.
News Network
April 18,2020

Bengaluru, Apr 18: The Indian Council of Medical Research has approved 16 laboratories, comprising 11 government and five private laboratories in Karnataka, for testing the samples of COVID-19 suspected cases, the state government said on Saturday.

Meetings and negotiations were held with some private laboratories for conducting COVID-19 sample testing, additional chief secretary (health and family welfare) Jawaid Akhtar said in a circular.

"Based on the negotiations, the cost per test has been fixed at Rs 2,250," the circular read.

These private labs have to abide by the conditions laid down by the state and union governments, it added.

Comments

Add new comment

About text formats
  • Coastaldigest.com reserves the right to delete or block any comments.
  • Coastaldigset.com is not responsible for its readers’ comments.
  • Comments that are abusive, incendiary or irrelevant are strictly prohibited.
  • Please use a genuine email ID and provide your name to avoid reject.
News Network
May 21,2020

Shivamogga, May 21: A quarantine facility at Bapuji Nagar in Shivamogga on Wednesday evening was vandalised, by a group of people. leading to chaos.

The police had to resort to baton-charge to control the situation.

Locals were opposing the facility, which is being used to isolate travellers from different states in the view of coronavirus.

Deputy Commissioner KB Sivakumar said that the police department will investigate and book a case against the protesters.

Comments

Add new comment

About text formats
  • Coastaldigest.com reserves the right to delete or block any comments.
  • Coastaldigset.com is not responsible for its readers’ comments.
  • Comments that are abusive, incendiary or irrelevant are strictly prohibited.
  • Please use a genuine email ID and provide your name to avoid reject.