Telangana government closes down Pasura Tellapur Builders’ Kollur ready-mix concrete plant

India: The Telangana State Pollution Control Board (TSPCB) has issued a closure order to Pasura Tellapur Builders for an unauthorised ready-mixed concrete batching plant at Kollur in Telangana’s Sangareddy District. The New Indian Express newspaper has reported that the order follows an inspection based on complaints by local people. The inspection showed that the Kollur plant had violated the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act and fell short of the mandatory distance of 200m from residential areas by 73%.