Mysore/Mysuru: Minister for Ecology and Environment C.P. Yogeeshwar today asserted that untreated sewage of cities, Town Municipal Corporations and Panchayats will not be let into rivers and strict action will be taken against local bodies, individuals and factories responsible for allowing polluted water into rivers. He said major sources of pollution in the rivers were municipal sewage and industrial effluents and warned officials of action if they fail to check the inflow of untreated sewage water into rivers.
Chairing the progress review meeting on ‘Cauvery, Kabini and Lakshmanatheertha river water conservation’ at the Deputy Commissioner’s Office in city this morning, the Minister directed the officials of Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) to book criminal cases against negligent officials who fail to prevent sewage flow into rivers. “Even the Courts are serious on this issue and there is a six-month jail term and a fine for polluting rivers,” he said.
