Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research (CIMFR) will prepare a project proposal to Water Resources Department of Jharkhand Government for saving the Damodar River from pollution. The Benthic fauna, physiochemical parameters and organic matter of the river will be investigated.
The decisions were taken in a review meeting on making the Damodar River pollution free headed by Parliamentary Affairs and Food, PDS & Consumer Affairs Minister Saryu Roy, regarding the Damodar river pollution issue at Ranchi Gymkhana Club on Saturday.
The agenda of the review meeting was to initiate a third party testing and scientific investigation on the situation of cleanliness of the Damodar River regarding the results of Damodar River Pollution review 2017.T he role of CIMFR, Water Resources Department of Jharkhand Govt, Ranchi University and Vinoba Bhave University in the whole research of Damodar River was also to be decided in the meeting.
It was also decided in the meeting that the sample collection of the water is expected to be done from mid October-November 2017. The collected samples will be tested in the National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration laboratories (NABl) of CIMFR, Dhanbad. CIMFR has modern water investigative prognostics but it is considering to invite Ranchi University and Vinoba Bhave University scholars for the study as that would help in the completion of the research work under the guidance of senior researchers. Two scientists from CIMFR will work on the assignment. CIMFR has also planned to take help from the Zoological Survey of India.
Principal Secretary, Water Resources Department Sukhdeo Singh; Vice Chancellor of Vinoba Bhave University Hazaribagh, Ramesh Sharan; Director, CIMFR, PK Singh and several other officials were present at the review meeting.