Effluent pollutes Ramgram

Nawalparasi: The industries located at Nadwa of Ramgram municipality-10 in Paschim Nawalparasi district have polluted the vicinity with effluents, thereby jeopardizing human health, livestock and vegetation.

The wastewater emanating from the industries has not only polluted land but also spread horrible stench. The people have lodged complaints against the polluting industries at the District Administration Office and Ramgram Municipality.

Sandip Yadav from Palhinandan rural municipality-6 said the waste emanated from the local industry had polluted the water. The wastewater is mixed with chemicals which is reeking. Even the livestock died after the consumption of toxic water, while crops and vegetation are also at the receiving end.

The management of drainpipes is so haphazard that they are emptied into local streams and rivers. Yadav further said the local authority and the District Administration Office drew attention to the growing pollution.

Ruslan Vodka, Varun Beverage, Lumbini Paper Mill and Goenka Pvt are some of the industries in the district that produce wastewater and empty the drainpipe in the river. They have a direct impact on humans and livestock, according to Dharendra Yadav from Palhinandan. Ward Chairman at Ramgram municipality-10, Suresh Yadav, admitted that the industrial runoff had dirtied the environment.

Similarly, the Chief District Officer at Paschim Nawalparasi, Scheme Shrestha, also informed that they inspected the locality and found that wastewater was polluting the environment. A discussion would be held among the people’s representatives, citizens and representatives from industries to find a solution, she added.

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