The Maharashtra environment department will take punitive action against officers of the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) for ignoring violations by industries that operate the Taloja common effluent treatment plant (CETP). MPCB officers from the area said they had been conducting weekly (every Monday) surveys to monitor operations at the CETP. MPCB officers had told HT that sewage treatment had taken a hit due to dilapidated pipelines releasing untreated waste into the creeks. Citing reports, the pollution board shut down the private company. Taloja CETP board of directors might be arrested next week: PoliceOfficers from the Taloja police station told HT on Wednesday that based on the current investigation; board members will be arrested within seven days for violating environmental norms.

Source: Hindustan Times November 16, 2017 06:00 UTC