PATHANAMTHITTA: The Kerala State Pollution Control Board (PCB) has taken serious notice of the alarming pollution of the Pampa river due to large-scale discharge of liquid waste from the temple complex at Aranmula, according to K. Sajeevan, Chief Environmental Engineer of the board.
Mr. Sajeevan, accompanied by Paulus Eapen, PCB District Environmental Engineer, P.G. James and A.M. Harris, assistant environmental engineers, was talking to reporters at Aranmula while inspecting the waste discharge points on the banks of the Pampa on Friday.He said the PCB team had noticed discharge of waste from the toilets as well as kitchens attached to the temple complex into the river. Though the PCB had directed the temple authorities to check flow of filth into the river, the situation continued to be alarming, he said.
Waste discharge
He said discharge of waste into the Pampa could not be allowed as it was the main drinking water source of majority of the population of Pathanamthitta and Alappuzha districts. Mr. Sajeevan said the Administrative Officer attached to the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) at Aranmula too was summoned to the discharge site during the inspection. The TDB official said he would take up the matter with the TDB works department immediately.
Mr. Sajeevan said he would submit a detailed report to the PCB chairman recommending immediate action against the violation of pollution control norms at Aranmula.
Source :The Hindu, 4-9-2010
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