Overview

• KSPCB inspections reported untreated wastewater discharge from Jolly Wood Studios, with the installed 250 KLD sewage treatment plant found non-operational.
• The closure follows an Oct. 6 notice to Vels Studios, with BESCOM told to cut power and the Ramanagara Deputy Commissioner directed to seize the site.
• Two large diesel generators were in use and solid waste such as plastic cups and paper plates was not being segregated or documented.
• Filming is suspended until environmental norms are met, with contestants escorted out of the house and temporarily relocated off-site.
• Kasturi Karnataka Janapara Vedike held protests outside the Bidadi studio, and the suspension affects 17 remaining Season 12 contestants after two evictions.