River pollution; Nagpur ZP recommends STP to be set up through MIDC
* Feels that it would be appropriate if project report to curb river pollution is prepared through NIT * A note prepared by ZP counters the perception that domestic sewage from six villages was polluting Nag, Wena rivers; and claims that discharge of untreated industrial effluent from MIDC area was responsible for river pollution Staff Reporter Responding to the issue of pollution of rivers due to effluents discharged from Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) area and villages around the city, Zilla Parishad (ZP) undertook a study and site inspections. After the exercises, ZP has observed that rivers or nullahs were getting polluted not due to sewage discharge from villages in the vicinity of Nagpur city. The perception that portions of Nag and Wena rivers and various nullahs outside the limits of Nagpur city were getting polluted/contaminated due to sewage discharge from nearby villages, is ‘wrong’, states a note prepared by ZP. MIDC Industries Asociati...