Pilibhit. The Pilibhit district administration of Uttar Pradesh has announced that wastage of water at automobile service stations and public places will now be considered a crime in the state. Pilibhit has become the first district in the state to announce such a move. Officials said the fine for violating the rule would be decided soon.
Chief Development Officer (CDO) Prashant Srivastava said that the administration will also ban the planting of eucalyptus in the district as it absorbs a large amount of groundwater.
“Uttar Pradesh ranks first in the entire country in the field of water conservation and management and we want to continue our efforts,” he said.
He further said that notices are being issued to automobile service stations in the district with orders for them to stop wasting water, which they use in large quantities for cleaning cars and bikes every day.
Amitabh Agnihotri, vice-president of the NGO Wildlife Biodiversity Conservation Society, said, “A single automobile service station uses 10,000-12,000 liters of water a day. Most of this water is groundwater, which is potable. This is an urgent need of the state. “
For the establishment of any new service station, permission will now be required from the Minor Irrigation Department.
In public places, the administration also plans to keep a check on issues like broken water pipelines and overflowing taps.
The administration is also planning to launch a public awareness program for farmers to opt for planting trees instead of eucalyptus. The CDO said that the ban on paddy cultivation will be further tightened to conserve groundwater.
—AnyTV News
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