Organisations hold KSPCB Chalo march; demand immediate halt to pollution of Phalguni river

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Concerned organisations held a gathering protesting the contamination of Phalguni (Gurupura) River successful beforehand of KSPCB determination bureau astatine Baikampady, successful Mangaluru connected Friday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

Phalguni Nadi Ulisi Horata Samithi and different like-minded organisations connected Friday, urged the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) to enactment a implicit extremity to the contamination of Phalguni stream (Gurupura) by concern effluents and home sewage, failing which they volition beryllium forced to motorboat an indefinite struggle.

Members of the organisations told KSPCB successful a memorandum that Phalguni waters downstream Maravoor vented dam person turned achromatic with aquatic beingness floating dead. Dissolved oxygen level has dropped to zero, portion good h2o astir Kulur Church, Raikatte, Panjimogaru, Thokur, Melppal, Atrebail, Bangakulur, Dambel etc. has go unfit for drinking.

Published - March 27, 2026 08:05 p.m. IST

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