December 7, 2016 7:56 PM

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Pollution in Yamuna: NGT issues notices to MoEF, Delhi government

National Green Tribunal today issued notices and sought reply from Ministry of Environment and forest, Delhi government, Uttar Pradesh government and other bodies over the issue of pollution in Yamuna.<br/><br/>A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar also issued notices and sought reply from Central Pollution Control Board, state pollution control boards of both states and others. <br/><br/>It asked them to reply within two weeks. The matter has now been listed for hearing on January 20, 2017.<br/><br/>It was hearing a plea that alleged that untreated sewage and industrial effluents were being discharged into<br/>river Yamuna through two major storm water drains at Sahibabad and Indrapuri and Banthla canal.

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