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Ludhiana: 7 dairy unit owners booked for ‘polluting’ drain

Officials said these dairies were allegedly discharging their waste into the Buddha Nullah unchecked, posing a severe environmental hazard. (HT File)

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Updated on Dec 30, 2024 08:08 am IST

Ludhiana: After PSPCL snaps power for flouting environmental norms, dyeing unit found running on generator

The PSPCL, on November 7, had suspended the connection of the unit. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Nov 11, 2024 09:34 am IST

PPCB slaps ₹6.4 crore fine on Ludhiana dyeing unit for dumping untreated waste into sewerage

The action against Sumit Knit Fab comes after a complaint filed by one Sunil Verma with the PPCB and MP Sant Balbir Singh Seechewal (HT File)

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Published on Jul 29, 2024 10:20 pm IST

PPCB halts construction at Purab Premium Apartments

PPCB has bared any sale or occupancy of any plot, flat, house or shop at Purab Premium Apartments in Sector-88, Mohali. (HT File)

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Updated on Jul 17, 2024 09:08 am IST

Ludhiana: Concerns raised over ‘chemicals’ being dumped into Buddha Nullah

Officials during a meeting to review the progress of Buddha Nullah rejuvenation project at MC’s Zone D office in Sarabha Nagar on Wednesday. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Jun 20, 2024 08:52 am IST

PPCB mulls setting up plant for hydrochloric acid recovery

Setting up a hydrochloric acid recovery plant will help curb the practice of dumping acid in sewerage illegally. (HT photo)

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Updated on May 16, 2024 05:02 am IST

Wheat harvesting: Farm fires back in Punjab, 102 reported in fortnight

PPCB starts monitoring the farm fires from April 15 onwards, when the wheat harvesting in the state begins and ends on May 30, when the farmers start preparing their fields for paddy sowing.

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Updated on Apr 28, 2024 07:54 am IST

Panel warns of action against officials for not checking untreated discharge in Buddha Nullah

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Updated on Jun 09, 2023 12:37 am IST

Lack of ‘eco-friendly’ stubble pellets irks brick kiln owners in Punjab

The kiln owners are also seeking a cap on prices terming the current prices as economically not viable for them. (HT File Photo)

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Updated on Jun 03, 2023 01:16 am IST

With toxic waste aplenty, Ludhiana stuck circling the drain

Ludhiana is home to about 95,000 micro, small and medium industrial units (SMEs) and approximately 250 large scale units. (Gurpreet Singh/HT)

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Updated on May 27, 2023 04:40 pm IST

2 Mohali farmers pay up stubble burning season’s first fines of ₹5,000

A farmer burns straw stubble in a field after the paddy crop harvest.

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Updated on Oct 06, 2020 10:38 pm IST

Ludhiana to get carcass disposal plant by Dec: Minister Ashu

Cabinet minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu (second from right) and mayor Balkar Singh Sandhu next to him at the carcass disposal site.

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Updated on Aug 10, 2020 10:42 pm IST

Ludhiana dyeing unit faces action after STP found non-functional

The Non-functional sewage plant at a Ludhiana dyeing unit.

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Updated on Jul 14, 2020 11:34 pm IST

PPCB fines Zirakpur builder ₹84 lakh for environmental violations

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Published on Jun 07, 2020 09:05 pm IST

EMISSION NORMS Jakhar blasts PPCB for pleading pvt thermal power plants’ case

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Published on Feb 07, 2020 11:13 pm IST

NGT panel slaps ₹4-crore fine on 15 industrial units

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Updated on Jan 22, 2020 11:02 pm IST

No new dyeing unit will be allowed in city limits once CETP starts functioning: PPCB

PPCB member secretary Krunesh Garg (second from right) and other PPCB officials at the Tejpur road common effluent treatment plant in Ludhiana on Friday.

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Published on Jan 03, 2020 11:13 pm IST

NGT panel slaps ₹1-crore fine on four Ludhiana units

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Published on Dec 05, 2019 11:38 pm IST

Solid waste management: PPCB asks firm for ₹9 lakh bank guarantee

Over 24 lakh metric tonnes of garbage has accumulated at the main dump site on the Tejpur Road in Ludhiana and fire incidents are common at the site.

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Published on Nov 29, 2019 10:32 pm IST

Dera Bassi common effluent treatment plant project hits dead end

The project was conceived to facilitate scientific disposal of hazardous waste generated at the Dera Bassi Focal Point, an industrial hub. The treated water was to be used for irrigation in nearby villages.

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Updated on Nov 18, 2019 12:59 am IST

Stubble burning: Only one farmer convicted in 3 years in Mohali dist

FIRs have failed to prove a deterrent against stubble burning across Mohali district

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Published on Nov 16, 2019 01:16 am IST

CPCC seizes 1,100 kg biomed waste from Chandigarh scrap dealer

Biomedical waste recovered during a raid at Makhan Majra village in Chandigarh. The waste was found in bags with markings of Mohali-based Ivy Hospital. Other bags had barcodes registered in Haryana.

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Updated on Nov 11, 2019 11:48 pm IST