Complaining about environmental pollution and difficulty faced due to the very dirty Chandrabhaga river, residents of Ranip area have moved Gujarat high court by filing a public interest litigation.
The PIL contends that solid waste is being dumped in the ravines of Chandrabhaga at Ranip and the river carries polluted water from upstream - from Tragad, Kaligam and Chainpur villages. The dumped waste and polluted stream have created a perfect breeding ground for mosquitoes.
The PIL contends that residents of Ninjaripunj Co-operative Housing Society have been suffering due to this environmental pollution for the last ten years and they have repeatedly made representations before various authorities. But the administration hasn't heeded to their requests.
The PIL has also highlighted that due to garbage dumping, the stream has been obstructed and with percolation of dirty water, the area now does not have potable drinking water. It further claims that the results of water quality assessment conducted by the civic body reflected that the water extracted from ground from nearby the stream was not potable.
The petitioners have also complained about the similar phenomenon at the Sabarmati river, of which the Chandrabhaga is a tributary. They have requested the court to direct authorities like the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, state government, health department, Gujarat Pollution Control Board and environment and forest department to take remedial measures to improve the situation.
The PIL is to come up for hearing on Friday.
Meanwhile, in connection with another PIL, the authorities have assured the high court that it would redress a similar issue near the Dandi bridge area over Chandrabhaga. The HC had taken suo motu cognizance of the issue after a fire damaged the historic structure last year. The civic body has placed its plan of laying down a drainage line and setting up two pumping stations in this area.
by : times of india
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