Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) gave directions in reference to the representation from environmentalist Rohit Prajapati in connection with the cleanliness drive undertaken by the Vadodara Mahanagar Seva Sadan (VMSS) at the Vishwamitri river bank. It directed the GPCB as a nodal agency to examine the suggestions given by the applicant and also to take necessary action for ensuring compliance with the NGT order. VMSS has undertaken cleanliness work at the Vishwamitri river bank which was protested by environmentalists and animal lovers as they felt the current activity of using heavy machinery (JCB etc.) has caused severely destructive damage to the Vishwamitri river and its environs. The significant wild flora and fauna, including scheduled species like the Mugger crocodile and the turtle, and innumerable other amphibians, reptiles, birds, insects, and microscopic organisms are found in the Vishwamitri River habitats. As it's the breeding season it can lead to human-animal conf

Author-Shlok Talati