December 03, 2008

Chhattisgarh issues closer notice to BALCO & CSEB

IANS reported that Chhattisgarh Pollution Control Board has issued a notice to Bharat Aluminum Company Limited to check pollution or its coal and water supply would be stopped.

Chhattisgarh Pollution Control Board has also sent a similar notice to Chhattisgarh State Electricity Board following complaints of alarming pollution levels at its Korba east thermal power plant.

A Chhattisgarh Pollution Control Board official said that "The board has issued notices to BALCO and CSEB under section 31 A of prevention & control of pollution act and has set a deadline of 15 days to take measures to contain the pollution, otherwise the board would be forced to block the coal and water supply to the plants."

He added that a recent PCB survey indicated that the emissions from BALCO's plant and CSEB's power unit were far higher than the prescribed limits.

Chhattisgarh Pollution Control Board recently disconnected power supply to several small steel and sponge iron industrial units on the outskirts of Raipur for violating the pollution norms.