Summary:
Several members of Kaalushya Vyathireka Porata Samithi in Choutuppal (50 km away from Hyderabad) on Thursday, staged a protest in the city against city-based pharmaceutical company Divis. "Divis along with other pharma companies in the area are killing people. They are violating rules by not treating their toxic waste before releasing it in water. Talking about the illegal methods of dumping waste, farmer turned activist, Satya said, "Dumping pharma waste in lakes and open fields at night has been a common practice for years. Another shocking disposal method is drilling bore wells within the factory premises to discreetly pump effluents into the ground.".