Pollution Control

Coca-Cola offers 35-acre Plachimada property to Kerala govt, but Rs 216cr in damages remain unpaid

April 20, 2023

Coca-Cola offers 35-acre Plachimada property to Kerala govt, but Rs 216cr in damages remain unpaid

The Cola major had stopped production at Plachimada in Palakkad in 2005 after heavily polluting the village.

March 23, 2023
District Enforcement team authorised to seize vehicles for dumping waste, arrest culprits

Special squads have been formed across the state to detect violations in waste management.
March 16, 2023
Has Brahmapuram fire really ‘poisoned’ Kochi? Clue lies in food, but nobody is testing it

The Kerala State Pollution Control Board, which has been critical of the way the waste dump yard functions has also decided to send samples of air, water and soil of Brahmapuram for tests.
March 13, 2023
HC asks PCB to describe action to be taken against authorities for Brahmapuram fiasco

The court observed that all laws regarding solid waste treatment were broken at Brahmapuram.
March 12, 2023
PCB stops measuring Kochi’s air quality even as ‘chemical cocktail’ pervades city

According to experts, several chemicals have been spreading at dangerous levels in Kochi’s atmosphere over the last two months.
March 10, 2023
Brahmapuram fire: HC asks how long should Kochi suffer, appoints monitoring committee

The committee will have the district collector, members of the Legal Service Authority and officials of the Pollution Control Board as members.
March 05, 2023
Brahmapuram fire: Residents asked to stay indoors as smoke spreads to more regions

The irritating smoke generated from the plant has forced the state government to urge the people of its neighbourhood to stay indoors on Sunday as a precaution against the unhealthy smog.

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