Hazira: The Gujarat Pollution Control Board(GPCB), an arm of the Gujarat Government has slapped a fine of Rs 1 crore on a multinational company AM/NS located in Hazira following a tragic incident where four employees lost their lives in a fire at the plant. In addition to the hefty fine, the company had previously received a closure notice for its Corex-2 plant. As a humanitarian gesture, the company has announced a compensation of Rs 50 lakh to family of each deceased employee. Furthermore, ...Read More

Surat: Residents near rivulets in Althan, Bhatar, and Bamroli areas are facing issues beyond the usual stench caused by effluents. While rivulets help in draining rainwater, they also carry pollutants throughout the year, leading to complaints about damage to household electronics. Many residents report frequent breakdowns of air-conditioners and fridges, as well as the tarnishing of chrome parts on cars, which they attribute to gases generated by the effluents in the rivulets. A few months a...Read More

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) installed three more cloth bag ATMs today to mark International Plastic Bag Free Day.  These machines are now operational at Radhekrishna Mandir- Bhadaj, Maninagar- Ahmedabad, and Nana Ambaji- Khedbrahma. The ATMs dispense large cloth bags priced at Rs.10 each, aimed at reducing plastic pollution in Gujarat. Mr. Barad, GPCB Chairman emphasized the initiative's role in promoting environmental sustainability by encouraging the use of clo...Read More

Godhra: Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) has sealed an ice cream manufacturing plant in Bombay Chowpati Icecream as the samples from the Effluent Treatment Plant system failed the parameters. GPCB had received complaints that an illegal pipeline was used in the plant for the discharge of polluted water. On January 10, a site visit was done by GPCB's regional officer, during which an illegal pipeline was detected. The pipeline was removed, and ETP plant-processed water samples were collecte...Read More

Surat: Eleven people, including five children, were admitted to New Civil Hospital (NCH) late on Tuesday evening after reporting symptoms such as suffocation, burning eyes, and throat irritation. The exact cause of the symptoms is unclear, but a preliminary police investigation suggests that a scrap vendor attempting to open a gas cylinder may be involved. The vendor opened the knob to release pressure but quickly closed it as he also experienced a burning sensation in his eyes. Ten of them r...Read More

Surat: The Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) issued a closure notice to Aether Industries Limited (AIL) on Friday. The board also imposed a temporary fine of Rs 50 lakh for environmental damage following a fire at AIL's Sachin GIDC plant that resulted in the tragic loss of seven lives on Wednesday. The closure notice was issued under Section 31(A) of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act. The incident on Wednesday, as reported by company officials, was likely triggered by a lea...Read More

Sabarmati: With growing concerns over the high pollution levels in the Sabarmati River, the Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) has issued closure notices to 30 factories in Ahmedabad within the last 30 days. These notices were served to chemical and textile processing facilities located in Danilimda, Behrampura, and Vatva after the GPCB found illegal effluent discharge into the river. A senior GPCB official mentioned that some units in Danilimda and Behrampura, which claimed to have zero li...Read More

Vadodara: Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) sent closure notices to 6 industrial units in Nandesari GIDC and ordered MGVCL to cut their electricity connections for allegedly polluting the water of Mini River. MGVCL cut the electricity connections of Jaitik International, Link Pharma chem, Megha Dychem, Shakti Ammonia, Panoli intermediate unit 3, and unit 1 to 8. GPCB sent a closure notice to them last week for a breach of environmental norms. The managers of the company had asked MGVCL for...Read More

-  The Gujarat govt has released a new set of guidelines for invoking the Prevention of Anti-Social Activities Act (PASA). The guidelines ask officials not to invoke the law without proper verification and based on a single offence. The High Court has ordered the government to issue another circular, asking officials to strictly comply with the guidelines, and officials found violating them will face the court's action. - After receiving a notice from the Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPC...Read More

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) and the state police have joined forces to take action against noise pollution. To plan their strategy to control noise pollution, a total of 71 GPCB and state police officers attended a one-day training session at the Karai training academy in Gandhinagar on Tuesday. During the session, police were briefed on the Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2020 and the standard operating procedure (SOP) to be followed while enforcin...Read More