Quality of water in Buddha Dariya improving: Rajya Sabha MP Balbir Singh Seechewal
Balbir Singh Seechewal
visited the spot near Central Jail where
Buddha Dariya
flows and claimed that
TDS levels
of the water were gradually coming down. However, the actual test starts beyond this point, where treated water from the common effluent treatment plants of dyeing units, as well as the 225 MLD sewage treatment plant, flows into the drain.
Expressing optimism about the improvement in quality of water in the Buddha Dariya, Seechewal said that he had directed officials to ensure that no untreated water flowed into the drain.
Punjab Pollution Control Board
(PPCB) was asked to monitor industrial units regularly and catch defaulters dumping untreated waste water into the drain.In the wake of repeated reports of industrial discharge reaching the STP, members of the Kale Pani Da Morcha group have been slamming authorities for not acting against violators.
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They even asked the administration to close down outlets of CETPs as they were not valid anymore.Meanwhile, Seechewal asked civic officials to get the Buddha Dariya near the national highway cleaned as the flow of water at this point is not smooth.
With the MC shifting the responsibility to the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI), the MP will fix a meeting with NHAI authorities to get the cleaning done.Seechewal said that they had cleaned part of the drain and were regularly monitoring the situation. He said that TDS levels were coming down and they would continue with their cleaning drive. After waste material was scooped out of the drain, its depth increased by five feet, Seechewal said. He expressed the hope that the Buddha Dariya would not flood over on this stretch as they had raised the level of the banks by four feet. Seechewal started cleaning the Buddha Dariya with his supporters last December. Since then, residents of villages near Tajpur Road have experienced remarkable changes in the condition of the drain. A bathing ghat was constructed near Bhukhari village, where people bathed on Baisakhi, while a cleanliness drive is going on at a second bathing ghat near Tajpur Road. MSID:: 121057006 413 |
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