GPCB teams have been collecting samples from the bank of the river
VADODARA: For the second time within a month, thick layers of yellow-white foam, visibly toxic, started floating on the surface of Mahisagar river on the outskirts of the city raising serious concerns on Sunday.
Like on the day of Diwali, the froth was found floating on both the sides of the river at Kareli, Dabka, Mujpur and Umaraya villages located just 25 km away from Vadodara.
Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) reached collected samples, but environment activists have demanded continuous monitoring for three months. “Mahisagar river is in ICU. It is no longer a question of some villages located on the banks of the river. If nothing is done now, it will damage Vadodara’s water sources,” said Rohit Prajapati of Paryavaran Suraksha Samiti (PSS).