STP non-functional,untreated sewage water being released into lake, says PIL
The Gujarat High Court has is- sued notices to the state government and authorities of Harij municipality in Patan district in response to a PIL. related to pollution in the largest lake in Harij town due to untreated water being released into it.
A division bench of Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice Pranav Trivedi was hearing a PIL filed by Praful Parmar, a social worker and former councillor, highlighting the issue of severe pollution in the lake, a source of water for residents of Harij.
He submitted that the municipality has decided to issue a tender for beautification of the lake without redressing the issue of direct dumping of sewage water in the lake.The PIL further states that the sewage treatment plant installed eight years ago had broken down, but instead of treating the STP, the civic authorities diverted the sewage line. The blocked sewage lines have resulted in untreated sewage being directly dumped into the lake, turning it into a mixture of hazardous chemicals.