Tag Archives: Punjab Pollution Control Board

Seechewal pays surprise visit to plant

Jalandhar, Punjab: To inspect the construction work of the treatment plant at the Kala Sanghian drain, environmental activist and member of the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB), Baba Balbir Singh Seechewal, today made a surprise visit to the Kala Sanghian drain. Seechewal said the PPCB had claimed many times before that the treatment plant would start functioning soon. But the board ...

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To save sheen of Golden Temple, check air pollution: experts

Patiala, Punjab: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi, has cited wood burning in the free kitchen, wood/coalbased tandoors in restaurants within the walled city, re-suspension of dust due to traffic movement and diesel generators in the vicinity as the main sources of air pollution leading to loss of sheen of the dome of the Golden Temple in Amritsar. The Golden Temple, ...

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