The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered the Chief Secretary of Uttarakhand to consider a complaint alleging the dumping of untreated waste into the Ganges River in Rishikesh and ensure proper arrangements to establish the necessary sewage treatment plants in the state.
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Uttarakhand government to ensure that waste is not discharged into the Ganga or its tributaries without treatment and an adequate number of sewage treatment plants are set up in the state. A bench headed