Tag: oxygen

Lack of sewage treatment facilities near coast plus marine life at risk

The CAG has noted that non-availability of sewage treatment facilities in urban local bodies (ULBs) across the coastal areas was posing a major threat to aquatic animals following depletion of oxygen in marine water. Human lives too were at risk due to the increase in toxic elements in marine food. The CAG noticed that CRZ notification 2011 prohibits disposal of waste and effluents into coastal waters and any existing practice of discharging untreated waste and effluents was required to be phased out by January 2013. CAG noted that the action…

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Dilip Yewalekar, Senior Vice President, Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd

The Earth is the womb of the universe! Where everything takes birth, grows, and merges! Also protects all of us from external forces and radiation! The Earth holds water, lava, and air, and balances a favorable livable climate for micro to mega creatures … makes us Good Morning Every Day without fail! In our culture, we respect the Earth as ‘Bhoo Mata – Goddess Lakshmi’ and offer prayers on many occasions, before the construction, doing farming, and many more activities as scripted in holy literature. ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam: The World is…

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