The minister had intervened between the two states recently as well when Delhi had to shut down its plants once again on February 14 after level of ammonia and chloride went up in the raw water. The states started a blame game, accusing each of being the 'bigger polluter'. Ramesh had said he would meet representatives of the two states towards the ends of the month and sort out the issue.
His letter to the Haryana CM, dated December 29, said that "untreated industrial and domestic effluent from Panipat, Samalkha and Sonipat (was being) discharged into the Yamuna. I would request you to take necessary action to ensure that the Haryana State Pollution Control Board not only monitor water quality and sewage treatment but also take stiff action against polluters". The letter said if the situation did not change, the minister would take action under Section 5 of the Environment Protection Act against the defaulters. Read the full report here.
Source: Times News Network, New Delhi.
