Dead fish found in Manasi Ganga lake

MATHURA: A large number of dead fish have been found floating in the Manasi Ganga lake in the past three days resulting in difficulties for devotees visiting the Mukut Mukharbind temple situated adjacent to the lake.

The Project Manager of Jal Nigam has been asked to remove the dead fish from the lake at the earliest, district magistrate, NG Ravi Kumar said.

Strict action will be taken against the officer concerned if the work is not completed within the next 24 hours, he said.

"Jal Nigam have been asked to replace the polluted water with fresh water before the forthcoming Mudiya Poono fair which falls early July", he added.

Authorities of Pollution Control Board have been instructed to take a daily sample of water from the lake for a week so as to ascertain the real cause behind the incident.

"Sanitary inspector of the area has been asked to ensure that synthetic milk is not sold in the area as it could be responsible for poisoning, he said.