Valsad industrial unit in dock for dumping toxic waste

Surat, Sep 20 (UNI) Valsad district collector Dilip Rawaal has ordered action against an industrial unit for dumping toxic wastes in a canal used for irrigation purposes, sources said.

The decision was taken in a district co-ordination committee meeting yesterday, in which a local MLA raised the issue.

The MLA Jitubhai Chaudhuri alleged that the dumping of toxic waste would affect the agricultural crops.

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