Yamuna river will be brought under Environment Protection Act, says govt

The Yamuna will be brought under the Environment Protection Act, said the government. PTI[/caption]Union Minister Ravishankar Prasad gave this assurance to the members of Yamuna Muktikaran Padyatra, undertaken for making Yamuna pollution free, in New Delhi on Sunday, said Ravi Monga, spokesman and core committee member of the padyatra committee."Our demands were that the Yamuna should be brought under the Environment Protection Act and the immediate need to allow the environmental flow of natural waters from Hathini Kund Barrage and the water should be allowed to flow on the entire stretch of Yamuna River Bed to maintain its adequate ecological flow," he said.The Free Yamuna marchers who were on a hunger strike ended their fast in presence of the minister."The agitators' second demand for a parallel canal to be built along the river for sewage transport has also been agreed upon by the government," he said.The Padyatra participated by large number of people had started from Kosi (Braj) in Mathura and it ended today at Jantar Mantar with Prasad promising that the demands of the Padyathris will be met within two months, Monga added.PTI