Fish perish due to water pollution

Fishery Dept says probe to be held, Pollution Control Dept not aware Hundreds of fish have died in local nullahs at Battal Ballian, Dudhar and Barrian in Udhampur district due to excessive water pollution allegedly caused due to discharge from some units at local Battal Ballian Industrial Area. However, the administration seems to have taken no action against the erring factory owners. According to reports, more than four tonnes of fish have died as poisonous sewage was discharged directly or indirectly into these nullahs from local industrial units a week…

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