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Despite PPCB order, GMADA fails to check pollution of N-choe in Mohali

Hindustan Times 24 Oct 2021

Following a show-cause notice to GMADA under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, the officials concerned had gone in for a personal hearing before PPCB on August 24 ... But nothing has been done, proceedings of PPCB stated. PPCB superintending engineer Paramjeet Singh ...

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Sewage entering N-Choe in Mohali: PPCB issues notice to GMADA

Hindustan Times 21 Oct 2021

The Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) has issued a notice to the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) over the discharge of untreated sewage into the N-Choe in IT City near Airport Road ... PPCB superintending engineer Paramjeet Singh said a notice had been issued to ...

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PPCB chairman urges farmers to shun stubble burning practice

Hindustan Times 16 Sep 2021

Adarshpal Vig, chairman of Punjab Pollution Control Board, while speaking during a PAU live programme on Thursday, called upon the farmers to shun the practice of stubble burning as it affects the health and environment ... ....

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PPCB to come down hard on stubble burning, 10 districts on its radar

Hindustan Times 16 Sep 2021

Stubble burning is the main issue before the PPCB which has started monitoring it already, said PPCB chairman Adarsh Pal Vig ... Ludhiana The Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) has started monitoring stubble burning incidents from September 15 and no case of paddy residue burning has been reported yet, said new chairman Adarsh Pal Vig on Thursday.

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Panchkula unit behind chemical discharge in Dhakoli rivulet: PPCB

Hindustan Times 06 Aug 2021

A day after Mohali deputy commissioner (DC) Girish Dayalan ordered an inquiry into the incident of suspected chemical factory discharge, which turned a seasonal rivulet’s water red in Dhakoli, a team of the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) identified the source of the leak as an industrial unit.

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NGT imposes ₹1 lakh on PPCB for delay in compliance of order

Hindustan Times 31 Jul 2021

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed a cost of ₹1 lakh on the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) for a long, unexplained delay in compliance of its order with regard to an industry in Barnala ... We further direct the PPCB to now ensure compliance and file compliance report,” the bench said.

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PPCB seals 2 steel units in Ludhiana, imposes penalty on 8 others for violation of norms

Hindustan Times 29 Jul 2021

The Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) has sealed two steel units and imposed environmental compensation of ₹12 lakh on eight others as they were making use of sulphuric acid in violation of norms ... The Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) has sealed two steel units and imposed ...

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PPCB data: ‘Punjab produced 1,672 tonnes Covid biomedical waste’

Indian Express 25 Jul 2021

As per data compiled by the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB), the maximum amount of Covid waste in a month (234.5 tons) was generated in the state in September 2020, when the first wave was at its peak, followed by May this year when the second wave peaked (216.9 tonnes) ... “PPCB monitors the exercise,” the functionary said.

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Non-compliance of solid waste management rules: PPCB imposes ₹1.8 crore fine on Ludhiana MC

Hindustan Times 24 Jul 2021

With the municipal corporation (MC) failing to take up proper solid waste management in the city and failing to deal with over 16 lakh metric tonnes of legacy waste dumped at the main dump site, the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) has imposed an environmental compensation of ₹1.

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GNDU environment science prof is new PPCB chairman

Hindustan Times 22 Jul 2021

PUBLISHED ON JUL 23, 2021 12.31 AM IST. Patiala Noted environmental scientist Adarsh Pal Vig has been appointed the new chairman of the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB). PPCB is the regulator of all policies related to the pollution and environment in Punjab ... ....

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Day after Sidhu’s elevation as PPCB chief, his posters emerge in Ludhiana

Hindustan Times 19 Jul 2021

A day after Navjot Singh Sidhu was named the president of Punjab Pardesh Congress Committee (PPCB), his posters have begun to emerge on the outskirts of the city ... Meanwhile, the district Congress unit conducted customary celebrations after Sidhu’s elevation as PPCB chief but the legislators remained conspicuous by their absence ... Pandey ... ....

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PPCB submits records to VB in graft complaint against official after 3 reminders

Hindustan Times 13 Jul 2021

The Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) has submitted records to the Punjab vigilance bureau in connection with a corruption complaint against one of senior board officials after it was reminded thrice by the agency ... PPCB chairman Satwinder Singh Marwaha said the bureau was seeking some official records.

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Sangrur tubewell spews out polluted water; PPCB blames dismantled factory

Hindustan Times 08 Jul 2021

Sangrur Amid hue and cry over a tubewell spewing out chemically-contaminated water in Aloarakh village near Bhawanigarh town of the district, the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) has laid the blame on a private factory dismantled 15 years ago. The PPCB had sent a team to the ...

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PPCB engineer shifted for taking ₹15 lakh in bribe; faces inquiry

Hindustan Times 05 Jul 2021

PUBLISHED ON JUL 05, 2021 10.02 PM IST. Patiala Principal secretary of the department of science, technology and environment on Monday transferred, with immediate effect, a senior environmental engineer of the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB), for alleged corruption ... PPCB chairman SS Marwaha said the matter was being dealt within the government.

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PPCB nails 15 Ludhiana steel units for violations

Hindustan Times 13 Jun 2021

The Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) has found glaring anomalies in the working of 15 of the 24 units dealing with electroplating, surface finishing and pickling of raw material in Ludhiana ... Verma added that after complaints, scientific and technical teams of the PPCB collected samples from the pickling tanks installed by the industries.