IEP Chandigarh, October 13
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal has directed the officers to make plans in order to make Yamuna and Ghaggar river in Yamunanagar and Panchkula districts pollution free as rivers are our national assets. He added that apart from the guidelines issued by the Central Government, we must work tirelessly to create new policies so that the surrounding states adopt similar policies. Apart from this, more work is required in the direction towards re-using of treated water as water conservation is a global concern. Water conservation is necessary for the future generation, although Haryana has taken many important steps in this direction.
The Chief Minister gave these directions to the officers during the review meeting of the Yamuna Action Plan here today. He said that plans should also be made on a large scale so that maximum reuse of treated water can be done in sectors like irrigation, thermal power plants, industrial and horticulture. He said that Ghaggar and Yamuna are the only two major natural rivers of Haryana. Their protection is essential. For effective implementation of Yamuna Action Plan, a joint meeting should also be held with the officers of neighboring states adjoining Haryana. Pollution whether it is water pollution or air pollution, the need of the hour is to curb their effect in order to safeguard our environment. Inter-state meetings should also be organized continuously on this subject.
Chief Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Sh. DS Dhesi, Chairman of Haryana State Pollution Control Board, Sh. P. Raghavendra Rao, Additional Chief Secretary, Urban Local Bodies Department, Sh. Arun Kumar Gupta, Chief Executive Officer of Gurugram and Faridabad Metropolitan Development Authorities, Sh. Sudhir Rajpal, Additional Chief Secretary, Environment and Climate Change Department, Sh. Vineet Garg, Managing Director, Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation, Sh. Vikas Gupta, Advisor (Irrigation) to the Chief Minister, Sh. Devender Singh, besides senior officers of other departments related to Yamuna Action Plan were also present.
