Overview

• The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board ordered immediate closure of Vels Studios and Entertainment (Jolly Wood Studios & Adventures) in Bidadi on October 6, directing all activity to stop.
• The directive was issued under Section 33(A) of the Water Act, with the notice citing absence of Consent for Establishment and Consent for Operation required under the Water and Air Acts.
• Inspectors reported wastewater discharged outside the premises without treatment, and a 250 KLD sewage treatment plant was found idle with no sewer inflow.
• The board noted unsegregated disposal of paper, plastic and other solid waste near the STP, and the operation of 625 KVA and 500 KVA diesel generators.
• Copies of the order went to Ramanagara district officials and BESCOM to coordinate enforcement, and the operator was told to furnish an explanation or face penal action for noncompliance.