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Hindustan Times
08-07-2025
- General
- Hindustan Times
Floating invaders continue to haunt Gomti
Water hyacinth and solid waste have found a way to pollute large stretches of the Gomti seemingly after every clean-up drive. Even on Monday, thick clusters of the invasive plant covered the river's surface near Hanuman Setu. (Mushtaq Ali/HT) 'The river's natural flow is restricted by temporary dams and earth embankments, turning it into a stagnant water body. Combined with untreated sewage, this accelerates hyacinth growth,' said environmental expert Dr. Venkatesh Dutta. Amid concerns over the river's deteriorating health, divisional commissioner Roshan Jacob has directed officials concerned to take urgent measures to revive the Gomti. Top officials, including LDA vice chairman Prathamesh Kumar and municipal commissioner Gaurav Kumar, attended Monday's meeting. In the meeting, Jal Nigam officials said out of 32 drains that discharge their waste into the Gomti, 26 had been tapped. Of the 730 MLD (million litres per day) of wastewater flowing into the river, 600 MLD was treated, they said. Jacob instructed them to ensure that even the remaining drains were tapped and that only treated water was released into the river. She also directed the Municipal Corporation to install grills at all drain outfalls to prevent solid waste from entering the river. Jacob instructed LMC to ensure regular clean-up of floating waste and take steps to collect cow dung from Kaithal Colony and deliver it to the biogas plant under construction in Vasant Kunj Yojana. Reviewing the progress on the Kukrail River, she noted that dredging on five km had been completed. She directed LMC and LDA to conduct plantation drives along the cleaned stretch under the Pavitra Dhara programme. To this, the municipal commissioner said LMC currently had limited manpower and machinery to tackle the issue effectively. 'We are working on a revised action plan as instructed by the divisional commissioner,' he said. About the recurring hyacinth problem, LMC chief mechanical engineer Manoj Prabhat acknowledged that the shortage of manpower was hindering the civic body's efforts. 'In some areas, only two workers manage every two kilometres, which is inadequate against the fast-spreading hyacinth.' Another LMC official said, 'Despite spending lakhs on cleaning, the results are negligible because polluted drains remain untapped.' The Gomti covers a stretch of 30 km in Lucknow.
Time of India
07-07-2025
- General
- Time of India
Admin moots action plan to check sewage flow into city's lifeline
Lucknow: Around 130 million litres per day (MLD) of untreated sewage continues to flow directly into the Gomti river, worsening its already severe pollution levels. The matter came under review in a meeting chaired by divisional commissioner Roshan Jacob on Monday, following a report, 'Gomti continues to battle untreated sewage and filth' published in TOI on Sunday. During the meeting, officials from Jal Nigam said that out of the 730 MLD of sewage generated daily in the city, only 600 MLD is treated, leaving a gap of 130 MLD that finds its way untreated into the river. They also revealed that 32 drains discharge wastewater into the Gomti, of which only 26 have been tapped so far. Jacob directed the departments concerned to draft a clear action plan to close this treatment gap and prevent any untreated waste from entering the river. She also emphasised the need for regular cleaning to ensure that no solid waste is seen floating in the river and instructed the Lucknow Municipal Corporation to maintain cleanliness on a routine basis. Further, she ordered the installation of grills at all drains discharging into the Gomti to stop garbage from entering the river. It was also informed that the GS Canal Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) has become operational and is expected to ease the burden on existing infrastructure. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 2025 Top Trending local enterprise accounting software [Click Here] Esseps Learn More Undo Highlighting ongoing environmental restoration, Jacob noted that 5 km of the Kukrail river stretch was dredged. She instructed the LMC and LDA to conduct plantation drives along the dredged stretch under the "Pavitra Dhara" initiative. The meeting was attended by LDA vice chairman Prathamesh Kumar, municipal commissioner Gaurav Kumar, and other senior officials.
