BHARUCH/SURAT: Activists of a number of environmental teams and social organizations have alleged that Narmada has now change into a seasonal river as a result of administrative apathy. The river has nearly dried up in the downstream and is fighting seawater intrusion and free up of sewage and commercial effluents too, Paryavaran Suraksha Samiti convener Rohit Prajapati mentioned in Bharuch on Monday.
The organizations of those activists have despatched a felony realize to NCA, Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Ltd, chief secretary to Gujarat Government, Central Pollution Control Board and Gujarat Pollution Control Board among others for no longer taking over the issues threatening Narmada seriously.
Low discharge of water from Godbole Gate of Sardar Sarovar Dam has affected the river ecosystems and likewise lakhs of people residing along the 161km-long downstream stretch of Narmada. He mentioned the ongoing building of Garudeshwar Weir (GW) near The statue of Unity without any impact overview, public session and clearance from Narmada Control Authority (NCA) has made issues worse.
The general dissolved solid (TDS) in Narmada in Bharuch used to be 19,928 mg/litre and the dissolved oxygen in its water used to be lower than five mg/l as towards the suitable requirements of 300-500 mg/l and over five mg/l, respectively, a learn about report says.
The involved authorities assume that free up of water from Narmada dam on the price of 600 cusecs (cubic feet in keeping with second) used to be sufficient to sustain the river ecosystems in the downstream, the activists of Narmada Pradushan Nivaran Samiti, Bharuch Citizen Council, Prakruti Suraksha Mandal and Brackish Water Research Centre among others mentioned. They have demanded that an expert committee be formed to assess a sustainable go with the flow to toughen the river ecosystems and till then, the authorities straight away free up water on the price of four,000 cusecs from the dam.
The organizations of those activists have despatched a felony realize to NCA, Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Ltd, chief secretary to Gujarat Government, Central Pollution Control Board and Gujarat Pollution Control Board among others for no longer taking over the issues threatening Narmada seriously.
Low discharge of water from Godbole Gate of Sardar Sarovar Dam has affected the river ecosystems and likewise lakhs of people residing along the 161km-long downstream stretch of Narmada. He mentioned the ongoing building of Garudeshwar Weir (GW) near The statue of Unity without any impact overview, public session and clearance from Narmada Control Authority (NCA) has made issues worse.
The general dissolved solid (TDS) in Narmada in Bharuch used to be 19,928 mg/litre and the dissolved oxygen in its water used to be lower than five mg/l as towards the suitable requirements of 300-500 mg/l and over five mg/l, respectively, a learn about report says.
The involved authorities assume that free up of water from Narmada dam on the price of 600 cusecs (cubic feet in keeping with second) used to be sufficient to sustain the river ecosystems in the downstream, the activists of Narmada Pradushan Nivaran Samiti, Bharuch Citizen Council, Prakruti Suraksha Mandal and Brackish Water Research Centre among others mentioned. They have demanded that an expert committee be formed to assess a sustainable go with the flow to toughen the river ecosystems and till then, the authorities straight away free up water on the price of four,000 cusecs from the dam.
NGO activists send legal notice to state government for ignoring Narmada
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