FIRST PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION ON GANGA WATER POLLUTION BASED ON RESEARCH FINDINGS OF PROF. B.D. TRIPATHI AND COMMITTEE CONSTITUTED BY HON'BLE HIGH COURT, ALLAHABAD

First Parliamentary question on Ganga Water Pollution

Parliament question–immediate/today-reply may kindly be sent through special messenger copy of telegramx 2355  2204 New Delhi & ste   112/113 the Vice-Chancellor Banaras Hindu University no. F. 11016/21/80-epc  kindly supply requisite information by 10th July positively to frame reply to loksabha question no. 1464 reproduced below (a) whether it is a fact that environment pollution compounded by the degrading quality of air, water and soil in and around Varanasi is posing a serious threat to public health and plants according to a survey conducted by a team of Banaras Hindu University scientist under the supervision of Dr. B.D. Tripathi. (b) Whether pollution of the Ganga has created a number of problems and (c) if so the steps which government proposed to take to prevent pollution of the Ganga at Varanasi (.) Works.

REPLY TELEGRAM

Works–new delhi  refutels no f.11016/21/80-epc dated 7th and 15th july regarding parliament question on environmental pollution admitted for 21st july (.) Studies by team of BHU scientist under the supervision of Dr. B.D. Tripathi, Centre for Advanced Studies, Botany reveals quote damage to environment around Mugalsarai yard, Vasant paper mill, Manahar insecticide industries and Ramnagar glass works(.) Many fruit bearing trees as also timber severely affected (.) Indicating high level of particulate pollution (.) Gradient of improving vegetation away in areas not affected (.) Discharge of Vasant paper mill into the Ganga near Ramnagar with abnoxious smell causing inconvenience and toxicity to people and plant in the area (.) Discharging of effluent posing serious problem for river water uses of Varanasi(.) Needing extensive studies from pollution points as also to check discharge toxic material in river Ganga (.) Sewage and dirty water discharge from Assi to Rajghat areas of bathing activity generates pollution of Ganga water (.) Requiring proper care or management (.) Unquote suggestion by team quote construction of public lavatories at appropriate places avoiding fecal discharge electric crematoria treatment of sewage settling ponds gas generating unit unquote.

REGISTRAR BHU ,  12 JULY 1980

COMMITTEE CONSTITUTED BY HON'BLE  HIGH COURT, ALLAHABAD

Ministry of Environment and Forest, Govt. of India  has been directed by the Hon'ble High Court, Allahabad on 16.09.1998 to constitute the following Technical Experts Committee : Dr. P. Khanna, Director, NEERI, Nagpur Dr. S.C. Mudgal, Senior Advisor, MOEN, New Delhi Mr. S.K. Chawala, Chief Engineer (Ret.) CPWD, New Delhi Dr. G.D. Agrawal, Former Member Secretary, CPCB, N. Delhi Dr. B.D. Tripathi, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi Shri M.C. Mehta, Advocate, New Delhi