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Days after death of four workers: State pollution control board issues shutdown notice to Surat textile unit, imposes Rs 25 lakh fine
March 15, 2026 8:52 am
The incident happened on March 5 late evening and a GPCB team visited the factory for an inspection later.
As Nirma returns to villages in Mahuva, ‘can we eat cement’, ask residents
April 29, 2023 9:21 am
The projects are expected to affect 1,16,055 people in seven villages.
GPCB orders closure of Vapi plant, imposes Rs 25 L environment cost
March 14, 2023 5:40 am
The NGT took suo motu cognisance of the incident through media reports and issued notice to the GPCB on March 1.
Gujarat Pollution Control Board engineer arrested in graft case
March 05, 2023 12:34 pm
The accused, Anilkumar Shah, was booked in 2022 for having disproportionate assets worth over Rs 3 crore
Adopt new tech to curb pollution, segregate effluents: GPCB official
February 17, 2023 3:52 am
“Through experience, we came to know that a cocktail of effluents is not a solution. We need to go for segregation and need a cocktail of technologies to treat them. We are now trying to focus how we can reduce at source (of effluents),” he said while addressing an audience comprising of owners of MSME textile units.
Gujarat Pollution Control Board slaps closure notice on textile unit for replacing coal with waste clothes
September 24, 2022 11:25 pm
According to the GPCB officials, in the last two months, five dyeing and printing units were issued closure notices for allegedly using waste cloth as fuel, which causes air pollution.
GPCB issues closure notice to Surat firm after fire killed 5
September 23, 2022 12:12 am
The police, however, has not yet registered an offence in the blast that had injured 20 others of which three are still undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Surat. A case of accidental death has been registered with police claiming that the structure was now “too risky” for forensic experts to take samples.
Appoint commissioner to probe ‘effluents discharge’ into Tapi: Gujarat High Court
July 05, 2022 4:33 am
The case pertains to a PIL moved by environmental scientist Roshni Patel after which the HC had issued notices to the central and state government authorities, pollution control boards, Surat authorities and ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel Ltd.
Surat Congress leaders, villagers complain about water pollution by textile mills
June 15, 2022 4:04 pm
A Gujarat Pollution Control Board official says the board will secretly send teams to inspect the spot and see which companies are violating pollution norms.
Case against firm for discharging hazardous waste into creek after death of 6 textile labourers in Surat
April 08, 2022 4:49 am
The GPCB also issued a closure notice and slapped penalty notice of Rs 50 lakh to the company for Environment Damage Compensation on April 5.
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