Mar 23, 2025 10:35 PM IST
The river air pollution as a consequence of untreated sewage discharge has been a critical level of concern in Pune for a very long time
The Western bench of the Nationwide Inexperienced Tribunal (NGT) on March 20 issued discover to PMRDA and Rajgurunagar Municipal Council to submit a report on untreated sewage waste being dumped within the Bhima River within the Rajgurunagar space. The discover was issued primarily based on a grievance filed by Vishwajit Dixit, a neighborhood resident, on March 7, and the tribunal has given each native our bodies 4 weeks to submit their responses.
The river air pollution as a consequence of untreated sewage discharge has been a critical level of concern in Pune for a very long time. The Maharashtra Air pollution Management Board (MPCB) repeatedly, highlighted the necessity for the enlargement of STPs within the Pune Metropolitan Area. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)
The river air pollution as a consequence of untreated sewage discharge has been a critical level of concern in Pune for a very long time. The Maharashtra Air pollution Management Board (MPCB) repeatedly, highlighted the necessity for the enlargement of STPs within the Pune Metropolitan Area.
Dixit holds farmland within the Rajgurunagar space and complained about untreated sewage water operating into the Bhima River from a close-by residential mission. In his utility, Dixit additionally highlighted that just about 10 lakh litres of untreated sewage water is being generated from the 2000 households within the space every day, and the identical will get discharged into the close by river.
Contemplating the declare, the NGT in its newest order talked about that, primarily based on the paperwork and images, the tribunal discovered that the untreated sewage water is damaging the setting within the stated space. Therefore the tribunal has admitted the case and in addition said {that a} rejoinder utility could also be submitted inside per week after each authorities file their responses. The subsequent listening to for this case is about for April 29.
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