Chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat sprayed an eco-enzyme in the Rispana and Suswa rivers as part of efforts to clean these rivers here on Thursday. The enzyme solution made of green kitchen waste is stated to break down and clean the oils, chemicals and metals in water while also removing stench from the water.
Expressing his views on the occasion, Rawat said that the state government is committed to making the cities and rivers clean and stench-free. All effort is being undertaken to achieve the dream of Swachchh Bharat envisioned by prime minister Narendra Modi. On an experimental basis, the enzyme solution had been sprayed at the trenching ground along Sahastradhara Road some days ago. The locals had confirmed that the spray had helped remove the stench there. On Thursday, the solution was sprayed in the Rispana near the Vidhan Sabha and in the Bindal near Sapera Basti on an experimental basis. If successful here, it will be used for work on a larger scale.
Rawat directed officials of the Mussoorie Dehradun Development Authority to present the future action plan for the riverfront development project. Cabinet ministers Satpal Maharaj, Harak Singh Rawat, Madan Kaushik, Arvind Pandey, MlA Umesh Sharma ‘Kau’ and officials were also present on the occasion.
later, the Chief Minister directed chief secretary S Ramaswamy to work for revival of the Rispana river. To clean the rivers of Dehradun and make them stench-free, the state will take the assistance of experts linked with the Art of living. At a meeting of the chief minister with a delegation from Art of living after participating in the cleaning of Rispana and Suswa, it was decided that work for revival of the Rispana and Suswa rivers will be started at the point of origin of the two rivers. The eco-enzyme prepared by scientists of Art of living will be used in these efforts to clean the water, remove stench and decomposing dirt in the river to make it fit for agricultural purpose. It was stated in the meeting that construction of very small dams on these two rivers would help achieve very good results. Rawat said that universities should also be asked to conduct research for the cleaning of rivers.
Art of living national coordinator for waste management Anil Kapoor and others were also present in the meeting.