Mangaluru: All vehicles transporting fish in the region should be fitted with a wastewater tank to prevent spillage of wastewater onto the roads by July 31, Mangaluru Commissioner of Police Sandeep Patil said on Friday. Patil told reporters on the sidelines of the weekly phone-in programme, that officers were regularly monitoring the fitting of wastewater tanks […]

Mangaluru: When one enters Karnataka from Goa or Kerala on National Highway 66, one would be welcomed by the pungent odour of fish (if not travelling by an air-conditioned vehicle) thanks to fish-laden lorries discharging wastewater on roads. With transporters and exporters still following the age-old tradition of carrying marine products under the cover of […]