Mandya: Officials from Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) have stated that Shimsha river water, lifeline of Maddur, Malavalli and surrounding areas in Mandya district, was not fit for drinking.
The statement comes after a field test by KSPCB officials that revealed that the river was polluted by more than 80-lakh litres of potassium-laced poisonous water that spilled from the NSL Sugar Factory at Koppa of Maddur taluk where a boiler exploded on Nov.20. The hazardous spent wash contaminated nearby fish ponds, river Shimsha, canals and several low-lying areas, besides spreading over vast areas of farmlands.
