Haryana residents block National Highway as Rajasthan units discharge effluents again

Ravinder Saini

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Tribune News Service

Rewari, August 2

The fresh spell of rain on Monday brought misery for residents of various localities in Dharuhera town here as industrial units in adjoining Bhiwadi town of Rajasthan’s Alwar district again discharged liquid waste, inundating streets and houses in Sectors 4, 6, Bajrang Nagar and nearby localities.

The flood-like situation forced the residents not only to hold a protest demonstration but also to disrupt vehicular traffic on the Delhi-Jaipur Highway for around half-an-hour. Congress MLA Chiranjeev Rao also joined them and blamed the district authorities for the situation.

Rewari SDM Ravinder Yadav along with other officials rushed to the spot and persuaded the protesters to clear the road. Rao and other officials then took stock of the situation in the residential areas.

Acting swiftly, Yadav directed the officers concerned to get stagnant water removed through the Maalpur village drain. The officials were present on the spot to resolve the issue till filing of the report.

Deepak of Sector 6 said they were compelled to live in these conditions as the authorities had failed to deter Bhiwadi industrial units from discharging its chemical-mixed waste in their localities. “The dirty water is accumulated in the houses of Sector 6 for the past three days but no one is paying any heed,” he claimed.

MLA Chiranjeev Rao said he had raised the issue in the Vidhan Sabha in March and the state government in its reply assured him of resolving the issue permanently while coordinating with Rajasthan in the next three months, but nothing had been done in this respect.

“An already built nullah is being widened to drain out the water fast on the land of Malpura village. Since it is a chemical-mixed effluent, it will harm the soil of the village,” said Rao, adding that the nullah should be linked with drain number 8.

SDM Ravinder Yadav said efforts were under way to drain out the accumulated water at the earliest through the Malpura drain. The industrial units had been warned not to release its effluents in Dharuhera town, he added.

No one paying heed

The dirty water is accumulated in the houses of Sector 6 for the past three days but no one is paying any heed. Deepak, resident

Efforts on to drain out accumulated water

Efforts are under way to drain out the accumulated water at the earliest through the Malpura drain. The industrial units have been warned not to release its effluents in Dharuhera town. Ravinder Yadav, SDM