Sabarmati river

Gujarat High Court is hearing a public plea regarding the pollution of the Sabarmati river. In just two weeks after the High Court’s order, projects worth ₹304.49 crore have been approved to prevent pollution of the river.

At a board meeting of Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC), projects worth crores of rupees were approved to prevent the river from getting polluted.

However, the Opposition was quick to taunt the ruling administration, saying that the river should remain clean now that the projects have been approved.

In the AMC board meeting, there was also a representation from the Opposition regarding the pollution of the river.

Works from creating a panel to purify the polluted water discharged into the river by bioremediation method, 240 MLD capacity sewage treatment plant at Vasana, 180 MLD capacity Sabarmati plant at Pirana, and upgradation of Vinzol plant to 70 MLD capacity were approved in the meeting of the Standing Committee on September 12 and the Water Supply Committee on September 25.

The Opposition has alleged that even after spending crores of rupees on the National River Cleaning Project, and the purification claims by the AMC, the work has only begun after the High Court’s order.