Pollution in Buddha Dariya: Will hold monthly review meeting, says Guv

After RS MP Balbir Singh Seechewal took a vow and started camping at the pumping station in the city with a motive to clean the Buddha Dariya, Governor Gulab Chand Kataria’s visit on Saturday further gave boost to the campaign of the environmentalist as he announced to hold monthly review meeting over the issue. The Governor also assured that if any help from the Centre is required for the issue, he will pursue it on a priority basis.

The Governor visited the Gaushala Point of the dariya and announced that he would hold monthly meeting on the site to closely monitor the Buddha Dariya Rejuvenation Project.

Accompanied by Seechewal, MLA Ashok Parashar Pappi, Mayor Inderjeet Kaur, MC Commissioner Aaditya Dachalwal and officials from various departments, the Governor said he had already convened two meetings at the Raj Bhawan to evaluate the project’s implementation.

Starting from February, a monthly meeting will take place at the Gaushala Point. The meeting will include MPs, MLAs, officials, NGOs and other stakeholders, with the objective of rejuvenating the dariya before the onset of the monsoon season this year under the supervision of Seechewal.

Kataria stressed the importance of making the rejuvenation of the dariya a mass movement. He proposed dividing the work along the 14-km stretch into different segments to expedite the efforts. It was essential to engage the public to ensure speedy rejuvenation and protect the Sutlej from effluents.

Later, the Governor also visited the 225-MLD STP at Jamalpur and reviewed its operations.