State pollution board asks authorities to seal illegal brick kilns

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The Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) has asked the administrations of Puri and Khurda districts to seal illegal brick kilns . As many as 55 such illegal kilns were operating in both the districts without having obtained environment clearance (EC), the OSPCB said."We have written to the collectors of both the districts and asked them to seal brick kilns.