Rs 30 lakh imposed on Muzaffarnagar municipal board

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Muzaffarnagar (UP):

The Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) has fined a sum of Rs 30 lakh on Muzaffarnagar municipal board for releasing polluted water into Kali river.

The board found contaminated water released into the river through its six drains namely, Niyazupura drain, Shamli road drain, Khaderwala drain, Krishanpuri drain, Sujru drain and New Colony Khalapar drain, UPPCB engineer Imran Ahmad said on October 6.

The UPPCB has ordered the municipal board to submit the fine within 15 days, they said. (PTI)

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