The action plan approved for five critically polluted Industrial clusters in Karnataka – The Hindu
Under pressure from the National Green Tribunal (NGT), the Centre and State pollution control boards have finally approved action plans to bring down pollution levels in five “critically polluted” industrial clusters in Karnataka, including Peenya in Bengaluru.
The five industrial clusters have been notified as critically or seriously polluted areas under the Comprehensive Environmental Pollution Index (CEPI) since 2010. Action plans have been made only for Bhadravati in Shivamogga district with a CEPI score of 72.33 and Baikampady in Mangaluru with a CEPI score of 73.68 after they were identified as “critically polluted” areas. No plans had been drawn so far for Peenya Industrial Area in Bengaluru (CEPI score 65.11), Kolhar Industrial Area, Bidar (CEPI: 67.64), and Raichur Industrial Area (CEPI: 68.07) which have been identified as “severely polluted” areas.
