Lucknow: Urban Development Minister Ashutosh Tandon along with Jal Shakti Minister Mahendra Singh, district magistrate Abhishek Prakash and municipal commissioner Ajay Dwivedi took a stock of the dilapidating condition of Gomti River on Saturday.
According to Lucknow Municipal Corporation officials, the ministers and top officials, at first, visited Kudiya Ghat and witnessed algae and water lettuce around the banks and even in the middle of river. A similar situation was found at Shaheed Smarak Ghat and near Gomti Barrage.
After the inspection was completed, cabinet minister Ashutosh Tandon gave directives to LMC officials to form several squads to clean the algae and water lettuce from Gomti by using available equipments like pokland and skimmer machine. Jal Shakti minister Mahendra Singh also directed irrigation department officials to provide necessary machines to the civic body required to clean the river.
Ashutosh Tandon also gave directions to civic officials to install interlocking steel nets to plug the open drains falling directly to the river. While, all high drains will be connected to water treatment plants said the minister. He also asked the officials to ensure that the river should remain clean after the cleaning work is completed.
Municipal commissioner Ajay Dwivedi said, “The teams will be deputed to clean the Gomti River from tomorrow and we are targeting to clean the river within next seven days. “
