River Phalguni being polluted with industrial waste: Citizens’ Forum approaches KSPCB
Surathkal: Members of the Citizens’ Forum here have alleged that River Phalguni is being polluted with the waste from the Baikampady Industrial Area, Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) and the Special Economic Zone (SEZ).
“The industrial waste is being dumped into the stream in Thokuru, whose water has turned black due to the pollution and is already stinking. The water from the stream goes to River Phalguni, as a result of which, the river water too is being polluted,” the forum members have alleged.
The forum members met the zonal officer of the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) on Thursday, to discuss the matter.
An investigation team led by the zonal officer Ramesh collected samples of the water from the stream in Thokuru. The officer and the members of the team admitted that the stream did seem to have been polluted by industrial waste.
“The matter should be investigated and strict action should be taken against the guilty. Only then can River Phalguni be saved,” members of the forum urged the KSPCB officer.
They also warned that a protest would be undertaken if the Board failed to do so.
Muneer Katipalla, convener of the forum, Farooq, president of Jokatte Gram Panchayat, and Aboobakar Bava, member of the Panchayat and leader of the forum were present.
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Badlapur accused Akshay Shinde shot dead: Lawyer of minor girls calls it 'killing of justice'
Mumbai (PTI): The gunning down of Badlapur case accused Akshay Shinde on Monday was the "killing of justice", said Asim Sarode, lawyer for the two minor girls he allegedly sexually assaulted.
Shinde was killed near Mumbra Bypass around 6:15pm when he allegedly snatched the gun of a policeman while he was being ferried in a police vehicle as part of a probe into a case registered on the complaint of his former wife.
After he shot and injured an API, another personnel from the escort team fired at him, and he was declared dead by doctors at a nearby hospital.
"While representing the two minor girls, I noticed it was becoming uncomfortable for the local politics of the Thane district and even for the educational institution where Akshay Shinde was working. Shinde's death in such a manner is killing of justice," Sarode told a regional news channel.
"Now, the case of sexual assault of the two minor girls will get sidelined. The case of these two minor girls was becoming difficult for the educational institute, as it is affiliated with a certain political family. Such a practice would lower the confidence of people in police and the judiciary," he claimed.
Sarode said he will be filing a plea before the Bombay High Court demanding thorough inquiry into the firing incident.
"Shinde's case could have brought up certain aspects that would have been negative politically for the government. I wonder how Shinde could access the gun and how he could unlock it when his hands were tied. This is political murder and is absolutely wrong," he said.
