<p class="title">Chemical mixed water from a factory boiler that collapsed at a sugar factory near Maddur, on Tuesday, has destroyed over 100 acres of farmland and injured a factory employee. It is learnt that the boiler was damaged but not replaced. </p>.<p class="bodytext">The mishap occurred in NLS Sugar Factory at Koppa, in the taluk, on Wednesday morning. Government officers and police rushed to the spot to take assess the damage.</p>.<p class="bodytext"><span class="bold"><strong>Shimsha canal polluted</strong></span></p>.<p class="bodytext">Government officers said that the stent vase water tank of the factory collapsed and the water, mixed with chemicals, spilled into the farmland nearby. The chemical-mixed water also entered the Shimsha canal, causing anxiety among farmers of the lands irrigated by the canal.</p>.<p class="bodytext"><span class="bold"><strong>Protest</strong></span></p>.<p class="bodytext">Farmers and activists thronged the factory premises as the news of the mishap spread. They staged a protest demanding stringent action against the factory management.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Mandya sub-division Assistant Commissioner Rajesh and Superintendent of Police Shivaprakash Devaraj visited the spot, along with their teams.</p>.<p class="bodytext"><span class="bold"><strong>Meet to discuss remedial action</strong></span></p>.<p class="bodytext">A meeting, involving the AC, SP, Karnataka State Pollution Control Board officials, Tahsildar, other taluk-level officials, and the management of the factory, was held to discuss measures to check further damage and remedial action.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Government officers said, that the soil fertility in over 100 acres of farmland was lost. It would take at least a decade for nature to undo the damage. Farmer leaders demanded compensation for the affected landowners.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“The soil in the polluted lands and canal water must be tested in a lab. The canal water feeds Shimsha River. Steps must be taken to stop the flow. As a precaution, suitable antidotes must be added to the water, to arrest contamination,” farmer leaders demanded.</p>
<p class="title">Chemical mixed water from a factory boiler that collapsed at a sugar factory near Maddur, on Tuesday, has destroyed over 100 acres of farmland and injured a factory employee. It is learnt that the boiler was damaged but not replaced. </p>.<p class="bodytext">The mishap occurred in NLS Sugar Factory at Koppa, in the taluk, on Wednesday morning. Government officers and police rushed to the spot to take assess the damage.</p>.<p class="bodytext"><span class="bold"><strong>Shimsha canal polluted</strong></span></p>.<p class="bodytext">Government officers said that the stent vase water tank of the factory collapsed and the water, mixed with chemicals, spilled into the farmland nearby. The chemical-mixed water also entered the Shimsha canal, causing anxiety among farmers of the lands irrigated by the canal.</p>.<p class="bodytext"><span class="bold"><strong>Protest</strong></span></p>.<p class="bodytext">Farmers and activists thronged the factory premises as the news of the mishap spread. They staged a protest demanding stringent action against the factory management.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Mandya sub-division Assistant Commissioner Rajesh and Superintendent of Police Shivaprakash Devaraj visited the spot, along with their teams.</p>.<p class="bodytext"><span class="bold"><strong>Meet to discuss remedial action</strong></span></p>.<p class="bodytext">A meeting, involving the AC, SP, Karnataka State Pollution Control Board officials, Tahsildar, other taluk-level officials, and the management of the factory, was held to discuss measures to check further damage and remedial action.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Government officers said, that the soil fertility in over 100 acres of farmland was lost. It would take at least a decade for nature to undo the damage. Farmer leaders demanded compensation for the affected landowners.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“The soil in the polluted lands and canal water must be tested in a lab. The canal water feeds Shimsha River. Steps must be taken to stop the flow. As a precaution, suitable antidotes must be added to the water, to arrest contamination,” farmer leaders demanded.</p>