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he landmark deci- AT LAST, JUSTICE LANDS AT storage tank, the Aegis
TOP STORIES FROM THE MAGAZINE sion of National Chemical Solutions Com-
Green Tribunal, pany releases polluted water
ordering the MUMBAI’S DOOR into the sea. The residents of
AMRITSAR TRAIN TRAGEDY: RESTORE GLORY OF CBI AS T shutdown of Aegis Mahul-Ambapada have com-
Chemical Solutions and Sea
plained about the dwindling
DIRTY POLITICS OVER THE ‘THE CAGED PARROT’ LOSES Lord Containers has come population of fishes along
DEAD EVEN THE CAGE as a great relief to the Mahul Mahul and Ambapada residents of Mumbai get the coasts in the vicinity and
Even two weeks after The public expects residents. a sigh of relief as National Green Tribunal orders put the onus for this on the
the Amritsar tragedy, highest standard The hapless people of closure of Aegis Chemical Solutions and Sea Lord company. Recently, the raid
the political offensive from the premier. the twin localities — Mahul Containers, writes MANMOHAN SINGH NAULA conducted by the State PCB
and Ambapada, right in
under Environment Minister
mounted by the SAD- The Narendra Modi the heart of cosmopolitan Ramdas Kadam’s steward-
BJP refuses to die down, government has the Mumbai had literally put ship found that the untreated
while the government opportunity to take everything at stake in order effluents were directly
continues to provide steps to improve CBI’s to win the court battle against released into the sea. The raid
relief to the victims. efficiency and integrity, the poison spewing Aegis also noticed that there wasn’t
Raju William writes notes Charanjit Ahuja Chemical Solutions and any effluent treatment plant
Sea Lord Containers. Their which processes the water
ten-year-long and painful used in the industrial sector
struggle ultimately bore fruit. prior to releasing it.
The NGT ordered the shut- KEM targets Aegis
NAME CHANGE CHANGES STATUE OF UNITY AT down of the two companies Chemical Solutions Com-
NOTHING ON THE GROUND WHOSE COST? sometime back this year. The pany for bronchi-respiratory
Changing the names of The statue of freedom companies’ shutdown would disorders!
places seems to be aimed fighter Patel, failed to bring the noxious emissions The KEM hospital has
at distracting public unite the population of to end. Ironically, the order conducted ‘Respiratory
attention from Adivasi farmers and is received by them but not eye-inflammation, kidney mobility survey’ in Mahul and
implemented yet.
Ambapada areas and found
the ground realities tribal villagers, who The residents of the two • Costly win Legal struggle costs disease, cardiovascular that many people suffer from
the two localities `4.5 crore
turning horrifying, writes had to sacrifice their localities have coughed-up disorder, paralysis, abortion, chest pain and breathing
Humra Quraishi everything for it, report almost `4.5 crore during this etc. and these are constantly trouble.
by Tehelka Bureau 10 year-long legal struggle. these gasses smelt like rotten on the rise.
Undergoing extreme finan- eggs. Every day, the company “We had complained to Survey in Mahul
cial hardships, they had to empties around 700 tankers almost more than 26 differ- ♦ 67.1 percent of people com-
mortgage their houses, hotels into these storage tanks. Prior ent authorities but no one plained about respiratory
and businesses in order to to their fillings, the tanks are addressed our problems. inhalation
collect the money to fight the cleaned before the chemical Many residents have been ♦ 86.6 percent of peo-
court battle. is stored every time. The Ni- diagnosed with cancer since ple complained of
BITTER TRUTH OF WHITE RBI-CENTRAL GOVT ON Aegis Chemical Solutions trogen is used to clean these the establishment of the eye-inflammation
REVOLUTION COLLISION COURSE came into existence in 2007 storage tanks; this Nitrogen company. Around 50 deaths ♦ 84.5 percent of people
in Mahul locality of Mumbai
were reported due to the air
complained of pain in the
causes many respiratory
The White Revolution The Reserve Bank of and flouting Pollution norms disorders to the residents. pollution in 2017,” Dayaram chest
was one of the biggest India and the Union established 11 chemical stor- Aegis Chemical Solutions Mahulkar, Petitioner of
dairy development Government appear age tanks in these high-den- Company is located at the Mahul-Ambapada Commit- Survey in Ambapada
movements in India to be on a collision sity population areas adjoin- rear side of the residen- tee said. Along with him, the ♦ 66.5 percent of people
in 1970. What is the course if developments ing Mahul and Ambapada. tial colony. The poisonous petition was filed against the complained about Phlegm
About 36 types of noxious
dark side of White of recent days are any chemicals are filled in these impact of air pollution is so company by Charudutt Koli, ♦ 61.3 percent complained of
intense that the women in
eye-inflammation
Mohan Mhatre and Dattaram
Revolution? An indication, report by tanks every day. The residents this locality have been get- Koli. ♦ 51.4 percent people com-
analysis by Suman Tehelka Bureau suffer breathing and other ting menstrual cycle twice plained of pain in the chest
and YK Kalia health-related problems due a month. Many among the Fish population dwindled ♦ 53.3 percent people com-
to the air pollution caused 20 thousand populations due to pollution plained of cough and cold
by these chemicals. Besides in the two localities suffer The sea water isn’t spared
being spurious to health, from multiple skin disorders, either. After cleaning the LETTERS@TEHELKA.COM
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