The apex environment watchdog directed all authorities concerned to complete various projects including setting up of a sewage treatment plant and cleaning drains within two year

People dumping waste in the Ganga will be liable to pay Rs 50,000 in environmental damages, said an exhaustive 543-page judgment by the National Green Tribunal on long-running Ganga clean up case announcing a slew of measures, fines, and strict deadlines.

Unlike the past when the tribunal dealt with the clean up one stretch at a time, the current judgment deals with measures for the cleanup of the 500 km stretch from Haridwar to Unnao that lies in Uttar Pradesh. This stretch includes 86 drains that deposit polluted water into the river...................Read more

Source: Hindustan Times