No treatment plant installed: Toxic waste pollutes rivers, floods houses
Toxic, reeking chemical waste floods fields, roads and even houses every monsoon in Tongi and other industrial areas. A BSCIC survey reveals that at least 48 factories all over the country do not have effluent treatment plant (ETP) installed -- disregarding environmental laws and polluting rivers and residential areas.
Toxic, reeking chemical waste floods fields, roads and even houses every monsoon in Tongi and other industrial areas. A BSCIC survey reveals that at least 48 factories all over the country do not have effluent treatment plant (ETP) installed -- disregarding environmental laws and polluting rivers and residential areas.
How have these factories been operating without any action from the authorities? Who will take responsibility for this irreversible pollution?
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