New Delhi: With half of Bengaluru's sewage going untreated into the lakes leading to rising pollution level, the Centre is planning to make it mandatory for all sewage treatment plants (STPs) in the city to install 24/7 monitoring systems.
Amid concern over rising pollution in these lakes, the Union Environment Ministry is also considering bringing in an overarching law for lake preservation in the city.
"There are three-four issues which as a regulatory Ministry we will deal with. We will put a condition of 24/7 monitoring on existing and future STPs, including residential and commercial ones," Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said.
Karnataka Environment and Ecology Minister Ramanath Rai, along with state officials, was present at the meeting.
The corporate sector is also getting involved in preservation of lakes, he said.
Union minister Kumar said the Environment Minister has assured him of bio-development of lakes in Bengaluru which will include parameters of oxygenisation of the lakes. "We will remove all pollution through STPs and various other measures," he said.
Amid concern over rising pollution in these lakes, the Union Environment Ministry is also considering bringing in an overarching law for lake preservation in the city.
"There are three-four issues which as a regulatory Ministry we will deal with. We will put a condition of 24/7 monitoring on existing and future STPs, including residential and commercial ones," Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said.
Karnataka Environment and Ecology Minister Ramanath Rai, along with state officials, was present at the meeting.
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The corporate sector is also getting involved in preservation of lakes, he said.
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Union minister Kumar said the Environment Minister has assured him of bio-development of lakes in Bengaluru which will include parameters of oxygenisation of the lakes. "We will remove all pollution through STPs and various other measures," he said.
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