Spill may trigger long-term environmental problems
<br />Vinaya Deshpande & Meena Menon<br />
<br />Vinaya Deshpande & Meena Menon<br />
<br />EVEN as various agencies are busy tackling the oil spill, the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) has been directed to stop using sea water as a coolant. Meanwhile, the government, as a precautionary measure, has imposed major restrictions on traffic to JNPT and MbPT.
Our Political Bureau NEW DELHI| MUMBAIALREADY under threat by the real estate lobby, the hapless mangroves face another danger from the oil spill.
<br />Layers of oil covered the coastlines of Elephanta Island and Butcher Island Monday, part of the spill from the collision of MSC Chitra and MV Khalijia III. Around 10 to 15 km of Elephanta
<br />Mumbai MNS chief Raj Thackeray once again blamed migrants in slums for the spread of malaria, asked party workers to launch a cleanliness drive and blamed the Shiv Sena-BJP-run BMC of giving deflated figures of malaria.<br />
Kartikeya | TNNMumbai: That the Mithi has been reduced to a filthy nullah is well-known.
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<br />Swatee Kher <br />
<br />Environment minister Jairam Ramesh and the Director General of Shipping have initiated probes into the oil spill that took place when two Panamanian merchant ships collided off the Mumbai coast resulting in an oil spill.
After being the financial capital, Mumbai has earned the dubious distinction of being the electronic waste capital of India. The city generates about 11,017 tonnes of e-waste every year. Also, among the states, Maharashtra is on top with a staggering 20,270 tonnes of annual e-waste.
<br />MUMBAI: The Coast Guard on Sunday sounded an alert over the oil spill off the Mumbai coast as the slick covered a large area, up to five nautical miles, from the spot where two ships collided on Saturday morning.<br />
<br />The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has sanctioned an additional Rs20 crore to fill 593 potholes in the city.<br /><br /><p>The civic body had spent nearly Rs 40 crore for the same purpose before the rains started.</p>
<br /><br /><br />By 2026, Mumbai will be the largest consumer of water among coastal cities in the country. The city alone would account for 55% of the total water demand at that point, according to a report of Frost & Sullivan, an international consultant, released last year.<br />
<br /><br />To tackle the water supply crisis in the city, the civic administration has been flirting dangerously with groundwater reserves by digging borewells in areas where the water table is below normal, or where the water is polluted and saline, in violation of state norms.<br />
<p> Mumbai Cargo ship MSC Chitra that collided with another
In a bid to lead by example, the state government is sensitising drivers of politicians and bureaucrats before unveiling its green policy on noise and air pollution control.<br /><br />Chief minister Ashok Chavan has already directed his chauffeur to switch off the siren, and to avoid honking no matter how heavy the traffic jam.<br />
<p>Pune Mayor Mohansingh Rajpal has said that builders should play a more pro-active role in developing facilities for recycling of water, rainwater harvesting, sewage treatment as this will help reduce the load on Pune Municipal Corporation.
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