Urban Administration Minister Amar Agrawal informed Chhattisgarh Assembly on Thursday that the water of various nullahs are streamed into the Arpa river by the Bilaspur Municipal Corporation but the garbage is not dumped into the river.
In a written reply to member Siyaram Kaushik, the Minister informed that a private organization started the ‘Arpa Bachao Abhiyan’ in 2014 which is spreading awareness on keeping the river clean.
He said that in the context of ‘Arpa Bachao Abhiyan’, an ‘Arpa Special Region Development Authority’, had been constituted.
The Minister informed that a PPR is being prepared with the help of a Consultant and the preparation of DPR is underway.