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CONTAINING POLLUTION: The direct treatment system on the Njunangar stream leading to River Pampa, in Cheriyanavattom on the foothills of Sabarimala, which was inaugurated by Forest Minister Benoy Viswom, on Sunday. PATHANAMTHITTA: Forest Minister Benoy Viswom has said that the Forest Department will extend all possible support to the implementation of the proposed Sabarimala Master-plan in a time-bound manner. The Minister was inaugurating the direct river treatment system, jointly set up by the Forest Department and the Travancore Devaswom Board, on the Njunagar stream leading to River Pampa at Cheriyanavattom on the foothills of Sabarimala on Sunday. Mr. Viswom said that the immediate priority was reducing pollution in the Pampa river and the direct river water treatment had been introduced on an experimental basis as recommended by the State Pollution Control Board. Tiger reserveThe Minister said the Forest Department had already allotted a total of 450 hectares of Forest land, including 210 hectares of land at Nilackal and the Forest land in the Periyar Tiger Reserve, for Sabarimala development. He said the Eco-Development Committees attached to the Forest Department had also extended services to pilgrims during the annual festival. Mr. Viswom said proper coordination of all the stakeholders in Sabarimala was a must for the implementation of the proposed master-plan. The Njunangar stream carried waste from Sabarimala Sannidhanam to the Pampa river during the annual festival and experts opined that the chemical treatment of the stream water would be of great help in reducing the river pollution, he said. A total of three temporary bunds have been constructed with sand bags on Njunangar as part of the proposed water treatment project. The polluted stream water will be treated by adding coagulants, ferric chloride and lime, to facilitate settling of the suspended solids in one compartment. OverflowThe overflow will be collected in the third compartment for aeration before releasing it in to the Pampa. The Minister said similar schemes could be introduced on various other streams too from the next pilgrim season if the Njunangar experiment was found effective. Raju Abraham, MLA, Chief Conservator of Forests V.S. Varghese, TDB Chief Engineer G. Rajagopal and Santhoshkumar, PCB environmental engineer, were also present.
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