KSPCB speaks tough on Graphite India

Bengaluru | Thursday | 20th September, 2018

Summary:

Graphite India’s legal trouble started in 2012 when KSPCB issued a closure order. On an inspection of the factory, KSPCB Chairman Lakshman said that the industry had only partially complied with the orders of the Karnataka State Appellate Court in 2012. “There is enough evidence to show that the black dust in the area is due to Graphite India. more-inSet in the heart of bustling Whitefield, Graphite India, a 50-year-old industry that has faced the ire of citizens, may run into fresh trouble after a Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) inspection showed lapses in measures to reduce air quality. There has been little progress in the case apart from an order to the KSPCB to conduct a random inspection last year..