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NGT seeks action-taken report on Ashwani Khud

NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought an action-taken report (ATR) from the state government on steps taken to clean the Ashwani Khud river, which had heaps of plastic waste flowing into it as per a video that went viral last year.

NGT seeks action-taken report on Ashwani Khud

Plastic waste in Ashwani Khud. File Photo



New Delhi, March 13

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought an action-taken report (ATR) from the state government on steps taken to clean the Ashwani Khud river, which had heaps of plastic waste flowing into it as per a video that went viral last year.

A Bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel directed the state to submit the ATR by April 30. Taking cognisance of the video, the NGT had directed the State Pollution Control Board to verify the facts and submit a detailed report.

The board had issued notices to the Shimla Municipal Corporation and the Solan Municipal Council for violation of the provisions of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 and the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981.

During the hearing, the tribunal was informed that the Solan Municipal Council is in the process of preparing drain-wise estimate for installing plastic trap, nets and check dams.

The Shimla Municipal Corporation told the Bench that it has taken certain steps in the matter of solid waste management, and fencing work will be completed by April 15. Besides, it said the plastic waste would be purchased by the corporation and processed in waste to energy plant.

The 1.2-minute video on a “river of plastic” went viral on the social media, showing that it was the Ashwani Khud, near Seri, in Solan district. It showed that the river, which had supplied drinking water to Shimla till 2017, had turned into the “river of plastic”, with enormous quantity of waste seen flowing into it. — PTI

River of plastic 

  • A 1.2-minute video on a “river of plastic” went viral on the social media, showing that it was the Ashwani Khud, near Seri, in Solan district
  • It showed that the river, which had supplied drinking water to Shimla till 2017, had turned into the “river of plastic,” with enormous quantity of waste seen flowing into it 

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