valve regulated lead acid battery Pollution board nabs illegal lead units | Bengaluru News - Times of India

Bangalore: If nitrate pollution is not enough, the industrial sector is beginning to illegally dump lead waste into the soil.
Last week, the Karnataka Pollution Control Commission arrested four illegal lead-acid battery dismantling and lead smelting units in the city's suburbs.
These units dump highly hazardous lead acidic waste at low levels
Lying in the open space
Complaints against them have been filed with the Bidadi police station and tahsildar has been requested to suspend the operations of these units.
Two apartments were found in the village of suleker, and two other apartments were found in the village of mawagonadahari.
According to KSPCB, about three trucks filled with lead-acid battery waste including slag and Ash were collected and stored in each unit.
Bescom has been powering these devices.
"Lead is an extremely dangerous element that cannot be disposed of in large quantities in the open air.
We did not agree to these units to manage these units.
H. C. sharath, president of KSPCB, said: "They need not only our consent, but also the approval of the Central Pollution Control Commission (CPCB) and must comply with hazardous waste management and
Sharathchandra also submitted a report on the status of the lead industry to Lok Adalat on Thursday, which shows that there are 25 lead units and 4 authorized lead recyclers in the BBMP area.
There are 14 manufacturers of lead batteries and show-
A unit on Magadi Road received a notice of cause.
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