Mysuru: A six-member expert committee constituted by Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) to investigate the mystery fire at Shyadanahalli near Belavatha on the outskirts of the city visited the site this morning. The committee has been tasked to probe the reasons behind the death of 14-year-old boy Harshal in April this year. Harshal died…
Mysuru: A team from Karnataka State Pollution Control Board arrived in city this morning to probe the mystery fire that occurred at Shyadanahalli near Belavatha that killed 14-year-old Harshal a couple of days back. The 10-member team visited the spot and collected samples. The team from Bengaluru was headed by Pollution Control Board Chairman Lakshman…
In a report submitted to Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep, S. Rajashekar, an environmental engineer who has done his M.Tech in Chemical Engineering from Mysuru has said that biomass accumulation under the sand was the cause of fire. “Biomass dumps from nearby units that convert coconut shell into charcoal could have caused the accident,” he said….
Mysuru: The Deputy Director of Factories has suspected that industrial waste dumped in the field at Shyadanahalli near Belavatha on the outskirts of Mysuru triggered the fire that caused the death of 14-year-old Harshal. This report strengthens the earlier views that were expressed soon after the accident. In a report submitted by to Deputy Commissioner…
Mysuru: A unit of National Security Guards (NSG) that specialises in explosives and radiation accidents is in city to probe the mystery fire that occurred at Shyadanahalli near Belavatha killing a teenager recently. Taking the incident seriously and considering its gravity, a four-member team from the NSG has arrived in city this morning for investigation….
A 14-year-old boy died of burns sustained in an open field at Shyadanahalli near Belavatha on the city outskirts. The incident occurred on Apr. 13 when the boy got stuck in loose soil at a vacant plot that was used to dump chemicals illegally. The soil had a high concentration of chemicals. The victim has…
The mystery fire, which claimed the life of 14-year-old Harshal on Apr.16, after he was stuck in the loose soil with high concentration of chemicals at Shyadanahalli near Belavatha on Apr. 13, has prompted the Police Department and the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) to conduct separate investigations to find out the reasons behind…
The reason behind the spontaneous fire erupting from an alleged dump of chemical waste spread on a field between Belavatha and Shyadanahalli on the outskirts of the city is likely to be demystified in three or four days. Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) Technical Advisory Committee member Dr. B.S. Jayaprakash and his team of…
Mysuru – A team of senior scientists from the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board, Bengaluru, specialists from Forensic Science Laboratory in Bengaluru, scientists from CFTRI in Mysuru, officials from the Department of Mines and Geology, Fire Service Department and local Pollution Control Board officials will probe the cause of fire at Shyadanahalli near Belavatha on…
Mysuru – “I want to see my friend Harshal and he was very dear to me…Please show me my friend and I want to play with him and please don’t tell me he is dead…” these were the words of a teary-eyed Manoj, Harshal’s friend who is being treated for burn injuries at K.R. Hospital….
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