Plan prepared to control pollution from 11 drains in Yamuna: Haryana min
The Haryana government has prepared an action plan to control pollution in all the 11 major drains that discharge treated or untreated effluent into the Yamuna river, the state assembly was informed here on Wednesday.
"Due to the control of pollution in these drains, the polluted water will not fall into the Yamuna river, from which the Agra and Gurugram canals emerge," Transport Minister Mool Chand Sharma said.
He said this in response to a calling attention motion regarding polluted water in Agra and Gurugram canals.
Sharma informed the House that the Haryana government has constituted a committee in this regard.
The MLAs of Gurugram, Mewat, Faridabad and Palwal districts were made its members and member secretary, Haryana State Pollution Control Board, as Member Convener, the house was informed.
Additional Chief Secretary, Environment, and Principal Secretary, Irrigation, have also been nominated as members.
Five meetings of this committee have been held, he said.
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