Coordinate With Haryana To Clean Najafgarh Lake: Delhi Lt Governor To Officials
NDTV
The LG also directed officials to chalk out a short-term as well as a long-term strategy to revive the lake.
Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena Wednesday said the discharge of 110 million gallons per day (MGD) of domestic and industrial waste into the Najafgarh Lake needs to be prevented and called for coordination with Haryana to address the issue.
The LG also directed officials to chalk out a short-term as well as a long-term strategy to revive the lake. He was chairing a meeting to devise ways for revival of the Najafgarh Lake, according to an official statement.
The lieutenant governor emphasised a nine-point future plan of action be put in motion in a time-bound manner, it said.
According to the statement, the major sources of pollution in the Najafgarh Lake, including the huge quantity of domestic and industrial effluent, come from Gurugram and the possible ways to overcome the pollution in the lake and preserve its aquatic life were discussed threadbare in the meeting that coincided with the World Water Day.
