<p>The RMC Yard police nabbed two tanker drivers red-handed for emptying wastewater from garment factories into a stormwater drain on July 21.</p>.<p>According to the police, most garment factories - textile mills and dyeing units in the industrial suburb of Yeshwantpur - have been discharging wastewater into stormwater drains during the night, contaminating the lakes as well as groundwater. These factories hire tankers for the job, the police said.</p>.<p>Based on a tip-off, head constable Srinivasa Rao and Beerappa on night patrol, nabbed Rajegowda (50) and Nazeer (45) for letting the polluted wastewater from their tankers into a stormwater drain along the ESI Hospital Road.</p>.<p>The duo confessed that they worked for one Arun. He employed the tankers to collect wastewater from garment factories in industrial areas and release it in drains during nighttime.</p>.<p>This is not only illegal, but also poses a serious threat to lives and livestock, a senior police officer said. Police seized the trucks and arrested the duo charging them under IPC section 269 - negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life.</p>
<p>The RMC Yard police nabbed two tanker drivers red-handed for emptying wastewater from garment factories into a stormwater drain on July 21.</p>.<p>According to the police, most garment factories - textile mills and dyeing units in the industrial suburb of Yeshwantpur - have been discharging wastewater into stormwater drains during the night, contaminating the lakes as well as groundwater. These factories hire tankers for the job, the police said.</p>.<p>Based on a tip-off, head constable Srinivasa Rao and Beerappa on night patrol, nabbed Rajegowda (50) and Nazeer (45) for letting the polluted wastewater from their tankers into a stormwater drain along the ESI Hospital Road.</p>.<p>The duo confessed that they worked for one Arun. He employed the tankers to collect wastewater from garment factories in industrial areas and release it in drains during nighttime.</p>.<p>This is not only illegal, but also poses a serious threat to lives and livestock, a senior police officer said. Police seized the trucks and arrested the duo charging them under IPC section 269 - negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life.</p>