Polluted Godavari may pose health risk to Pushkaram devotees: Pawan Kalyan
Deputy Chief Minister K. Pawan Kalyan has raised concerns about health risks for devotees planning to take a holy dip in the polluted Godavari river during the upcoming Pushkarams. He inspected the site where industrial effluents from Andhra Paper Limited are allegedly being discharged into the river and expressed dissatisfaction with the pollution control efforts. Kalyan has directed officials to take immediate action to stop the effluent discharge and emphasized the need for river restoration measures.
- ▪Devotees may face health risks from polluted water during the Godavari Pushkarams.
- ▪K. Pawan Kalyan inspected the site of alleged effluent discharge from Andhra Paper Limited.
- ▪The Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board has been criticized for ineffective monitoring of pollution levels.
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Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Environment and Forest K. Pawan Kalyan on Tuesday said devotees could face health risks if they were allowed to take a holy dip in the Godavari river during the forthcoming Godavari Pushkarams, in view of the prevailing water pollution caused by the discharge of effluents from Andhra Paper Limited (APL) in Rajamahendravaram.Mr. Pawan Kalyan inspected Toorpu Lanka, an island from where the APL is allegedly releasing effluents directly into the Godavari river upstream of the Pushkar Ghat, the main venue for the official launch of the Pushkarams.Expressing dissatisfaction over the alleged failure of the Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board (APPCB) to effectively monitor pollution levels, Mr.
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