Mandya: The Police have issued an advisory to the people of Mandya especially those living on the banks of Shimsha River not to use the river water as it is polluted. Gallons of polluted water has flown into the river from NSL Sugars, a private sugar mill, at Koppa near Maddur yesterday as the factory’s boiler exploded, injuring one person.
The Kesthur Police have stated that due to the impact of the boiler blast, poisonous liquid (distillery spent wash) have flown into the river in large quantities. Farmers must avoid consuming the water and at the same time avoid feeding the water to livestock. Untreated effluents are suspected to have drained into the river, downstream of the sugar mill.
