Review meeting held in Gurugram to boost Yamuna Action Plan implementation

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A high-level departmental evaluation assembly was held in Gurugram on Saturday to evaluate and strengthen the implementation of the Yamuna Motion Plan, with a concentrate on air pollution management measures throughout Gurugram and Jhajjar districts, officers mentioned.

Officers had been directed to maximise the usage of handled water from STPs, significantly for inexperienced belts and parks. (PR PHOTO)

The assembly was chaired by Yogesh Kumar, member secretary of the Haryana State Air pollution Management Board, on the PWD Relaxation Home in Gurugram. Officers reviewed motion plans ready to make key drains pollution-free, together with Legs 1, 2 and three of the Badshahpur drain in Gurugram and Drain No. 8 and the Mungeshpur drain in Jhajjar district. Kumar sought progress studies from all involved departments and directed that each authorised measure be carried out strictly inside prescribed timelines with measurable outcomes.

Key points mentioned included Yamuna River cleanliness, sewerage administration, unlawful dumping of waste, functioning of sewage therapy crops (STPs), and stable waste administration. Kumar expressed concern over studies of sewer waste being illegally discharged into open areas and drains by tanker operators inside Gurugram’s municipal limits. Calling it a critical violation of environmental norms and the legislation, he directed police officers to take strict motion towards violators, together with issuing challans and registering FIRs the place required, to behave as a deterrent.

The member secretary additionally instructed all departments to strictly adhere to straightforward working procedures ready for sewage therapy crops. He directed on-ground verification of compliance and submission of detailed studies with observations on every SOP parameter on the subsequent evaluation assembly. He additionally pressured the necessity for a comparative evaluation of family sewer connections, previous and current, and ordered a particular drive to attach extra households to the sewer community, together with large-scale public consciousness campaigns.

Officers had been additional directed to maximise the usage of handled water from STPs, significantly for inexperienced belts, parks and landscaping in authorities and personal colonies. Kumar mentioned no unlawful industrial unit can be tolerated and directed strict motion towards unauthorised operations, together with unlawful RMC crops. On stable waste administration, he sought detailed studies on waste eliminated throughout drain cleansing and directed that no rubbish or plastic waste be allowed to enter drains. Common monitoring of STP sludge technology was additionally ordered.

The assembly was attended by chief engineer Balraj Ahlawat, technical advisor Baburam, senior setting engineer Jitendra Pal, regional officers, and representatives from GMDA, municipal companies, HSIIDC, Public Well being, and HSVP.