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Wednesday, Feb 09, 2005

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Panel's move to prevent river pollution

By Our Staff Reporter

COIMBATORE, FEB. 8. The District Environment Committee has planned measures to prevent pollution of river water due to discharge of sewage and for solid waste management in the city.

A meeting of the committee recently resolved to evolve action plans for prevention of discharge of untreated sewage into the river Bhavani in Mettupalayam and Sanganur Canal in the city.

The committee, with the District Collector as Chairman and the District Environmental Engineer as Secretary, resolved to initiate steps for a treatment plant in Mettupalayam to treat the sewage generated across the town.

At present, untreated sewage was let into the river. The committee planned to take up the issue with the Public Works Department (PWD).

Steps would also be taken for a similar plant to treat the sewage let into the canal.

As for waste management, the committee intended to conduct awareness campaigns with college and school students to stress segregation of waste at source.

It was decided at the meeting that first students would be sensitised on segregating biodegradable and non-biodegradable waste and on avoiding use of disposable plastic items.

Local bodies would also be encouraged to convert waste into manure.

Farmers would be asked to use bio-fertilizers and educated on the risk of soil and ground water pollution by chemical fertilizers.

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