KSPCB told to prosecute officials responsiblefor pollution in drinking water source
The Hindu
High Court rejects water analysis report submitted by Mangaluru City Corporation
Observing that “the court cannot be a silent spectator when residents of Mangaluru are forced to drink polluted water”, the High Court of Karnataka on Friday directed the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) to initiate prosecution of officials responsible for such a serious lapse.
While rejecting a report, signed by a chemist of a private company, on water analysis of Maravoor dam submitted by the Mangaluru City Corporation, the court directed the KSPCB to test water samples from various points, including at the entry and the exist points of the dam, and submit a monthly report to the court.
A Division Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum issued the directions while hearing a PIL petition filed by the Karnataka State Legal Services Authority on the failure of the corporation to implement the provisions of the Solid Waste Management Rules 2016 and also the failure to protect people from the ill-effects of Pachchanady landfill site.