Taking a significant step forward to deal with pollution by monitoring effluents and emissions from polluting industries, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has started getting round the clock online data\report on status of compliance from 1,320 out of 2,800 such industrial units from across the country.

While 920 of these 1,320 units have set up real-time sensor-based sophisticated monitoring devices, another 400 units have moved towards 'Zero Liquid Discharge' (ZLD) system where they treat the entire water and re-use it. Such units will not discharge a drop of waste water into drains or rivers...........Read more

Source web page: Times of India