The Hindu 22.03.2013
Notices issued to around 100 drinking water units
The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) said it
has issued show cause notices to around 100 packaged drinking water
units functioning without obtaining its consent in and around the city
here.
Rita Chandrasekar, counsel for TNPCB made a
submission on Thursday in this regard before the National Green
Tribunal, Southern Bench comprising Justice M. Chockalingam and Prof. R.
Nagendran which was hearing a
suo muto
application on illegal packaged drinking water units.
On March 5, the Bench took
suo muto
cognisance of a news item that appeared in
The Hindu
revealing violation of basic safety parameters in packaged drinking
water units. It ordered notices to City Corporation Commissioner, the
TNPCB and Secretary, Environment and Forests.
