UP to take steps to check encroachment on water bodies
12 Jun 2015 6:04 AM IST
The Uttar Pradesh government will take steps to check the encroachment on water bodies in the state and also devote efforts to ensure the cleaning of rivers, <g data-gr-id="19">its</g> Water Resources Minister said on Thursday.
Participating at the 'Hindon-Yamuna-Ganga River Panchayat' in the national Capital, UP Public Works, Irrigation and Water Resources Minister Shivpal Singh Yadav declared that all water bodies in the state "will be demarcated". He said they are mulling the scope for treating waste water from urban areas for use in irrigation or for industrial purposes.
"All water bodies in UP will be demarcated. We will collect and treat waste water from urban areas and use it for the purposes of irrigation or industrial use. Only then will the canal water level go up," Yadav said at the event organised by Jal-Jan Jodo Abhiyan, which is led by water expert Rajendra Singh.
"We will not allow <g data-gr-id="16">encroachment</g> of water bodies and ensure their cleanliness," Yadav said.
Singh demanded that the government ensures that river zones and water bodies are identified, demarcated and notified in order to prevent encroachment.
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