Stop crime of pollution , NGT tells UP government over discharge of sewage in rivers joining Ganga
Synopsis
Terming the situation extremely unsatisfactory , a bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said remedial action needs to be taken for contamination of Ramgarh lake as also the Ami, Raand Rohani rivers in and around Gorakhpur.
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The NGT directed the UP Chief Secretary to oversee the execution of river rejuvenation plans for Ami, Rapti, Rohani, Saryu and Ghagra.
New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal has come down heavily on the Uttar Pradesh government over discharge of untreated sewage in rivers joining the Ganga and said there was no indication how crime of pollution is to be prevented by the State.