Yamuna Action Plan Board discusses pollution control measures

MATHURA: The Yamuna Action Plan Board today discussed implementation of various measures for reducing pollution level in the river in Mathura stretch.

Giving details of the meeting, nodal officer Avadhesh Tewari said the Mathura Vrindavan Development Authority has been asked to give nod to housing projects only after ensuring their compliance with the prescribed cleanliness norms.

"A three-member team will check the existence and functioning of effluent treatment plants in vibrator units," Tewari said.

The authorities, along with the State Pollution Control Board, will check functioning of illegal slaughter houses in Manoharpura area, board member Gopeshwar Nath Chaturvedi said.

"Order for random sampling of drain water flowing through Manoharpura area and discharged into the river have also been issued," Chaturvedi said.

Taking exception to direct discharge of sewage water from new drains in Vrindavan area, the board also ordered for connection of these drains into new sewer line at the earliest, he said.

A meeting of various stakeholders will be called after January 26 to ensure proper implementation of ban on polythene, Chaturvedi added.