New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal has directed Additional Chief Secretary, Urban Development to ensure immediate and effective remedial measures using appropriate technology on a plea against the discharge of untreated sewage in Lar in Uttar Pradesh's Deoria district.
The green court also asked the ACS to take steps for proper utilisation of treated water for appropriate purposes, including agricultural and fish farming. The Urban Development Department may allocate at least a sum of Rs 1 crore for the purpose in the light of an earlier Supreme Court order, said a recent order passed by NGT chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel. According to the applicant, the Municipal Council has failed to perform its obligation of managing the sewage and public hygiene as required Article 243W read with 12th Schedule, to enforce the fundamental right to a clean environment in the open and to prevent water pollution as required under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and the judgment of the Supreme Court.