The Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Trivendra Singh Rawat met the Union Minister of State for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Satypal Singh at his residence on Monday and discussed measures to make Ganga clean and maintain its unrestricted flow.
Issues like cleaning of the rivers, Sewerage Treatment Plants (STPs), beautification and sanitation of Ghats were discussed during the meeting.
The CM said that the regular monitoring of the STP works should be done and it should be ensured that all houses, hotels and other institutes are connected with them. He also directed the officers to expedite work on Namami Gange as it one of the important missions of the Union Government. Rawat said that the dash board of the state Project Monitoring Group (SPMG) should be prepared for progress of the project. He said that the task of cleaning Ganga can be achieved only by proper coordination of different departments. On a stern note, he said that action should be taken against those discharging solid waste in Ganga.
In his address, Singh stressed all the pending works in the Namami Gange project should be completed in time. He said that a massive awareness campaign should be undertaken for keeping the Ganga clean.
The Minister highlighted the urgent need to connect all industry and hotels with the STP. He said that the regular inspection of the industrial units should be made to ensure that they have the Effluent Treatment Plants (ETP) and prompt action should be taken against the units without ETP. Singh called for active participation of police, all government departments and NGO.
The meet was attended by Addl Secretary Govt of India U P Singh, advisor to the union MOS Nepal Singh Tomar, Principal Secy Anand Vardhan, Secretary Drinking water Arvind Singh Hyanki, Additional Director General (ADG) police R S Meena, IG Deepan Seth and officers of state pollution control board and irrigation dept.