HEMA  MALINI  WANTS  WATER RELEASED FOR YAMUNA

Mathura December 3 (IANS)

 

Hema Malini, MP from Mathura-Vrindavan, has demanded immediate release of water in river Yamuna from the Hathini Kundi barrage to ensure that lakhs of pilgrims who visit Sri Krishna land are not put to inconvenience and the pollutants in the dry river are diluted for the safety of the people.

 

Hema Malini raised the issue in the Lok Sabha and urged the prime minister to take appropriate action at an early date to satisfy the "Braj basis," whose life had become hell due to the polluted river.

 

Talking to IANS, Hema Malini, Wednesday evening said "I placed all the facts before the house and voiced the frustration and concern of the local Braj Basis who have long been demanding action to save the Yamuna river from pollution. The industries in Haryana and Delhi were polluting the river which had been reduced to a vast sewage canal. The pollutants were adversely affecting children, particularly as lead and other trace elements had been found to flow freely in the river. The only solution is to release water on a continuous basis for the downstream cities and divert the waste and sewer through a parallel drain to the Agra Canal as was promised earlier."

 

Hema Malini said "the problem can not be resolved unless the governments at the centre and state take prompt steps. I am happy the prime minister has heard me patiently during my recent meeting with him. I have explained the importance of Mathura and Vrindavan and the contribution of Yamuna river to Sri Krishna bhakti, apart from its life sustaining role."

 

The BJP  Lok Sabha member has been actively engaged in reviving culture in Braj and addressing urgent issues to promote Mathura as a heritage city.