Chandigarh, December 31- Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal has directed the officers to set up online water quality monitoring stations at the district boundaries, so that real time data of pollution in  rivers can be tracked.  Along with this, directions have also been given to prepare a detailed report from the year 2015 to 2021, so that the actual status of pollution in rivers can be known and measures to be taken to deal with it can be assessed.

The Chief Minister was presiding over the review meeting of the State Pollution Control Board here today.

The Chief Minister said that district wise plans should be made to eliminate pollution in rivers and samples of rivers should be collected at the entry and exit points of every district from where Ghaggar and Yamuna rivers flow so that according to the each district report, adequate measures can be taken accordingly.

Giving directions to the officers, he said that for the successful implementation of the schemes, the State Pollution Control Board should prepare plans in collaboration with the concerned departments.

He also directed that a detailed report should be prepared on where the CNG and PNG connections have been received in NCR region and other cities. Apart from it a detailed report on the upcoming connection with their set timeline was asked formulate.

Member Secretary, State Pollution Control Board, Sh. S.  Narayanan apprised the Chief Minister that the Board collects water samples from rivers and water houses from time to time to ensure the quality of water.  He informed that about 20,000 samples of water being released by various industrial establishments are collected and tested every year.  Apart from this, the air quality is also monitored by the board and continuous measures are taken to reduce air pollution.

He said that online water quality monitoring stations are being set up at 4 different places in the state for the purpose of collecting data on the water of rivers.

Chief Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Sh. DS Dhesi, Chairman, State Pollution Control Board, Sh. P Raghavendra Rao, Additional Chief Secretary, Environment and Climate Change Department, Sh. SN Roy, Principal Secretary, Urban Local Bodies Department, Sh. Arun Kumar Gupta, Managing Director, HSIIDC, Sh. Vikas Gupta, Deputy Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Smt. Ashima Brar and other senior officers were present.