The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked the Kerala government to implement an underground sewage scheme (UGSS) in local bodies to resolve the menace of dumping untreated sewage into rivers.
The Southern Bench of the tribunal led by Justice K. Ramakrishnan and expert member Satyagopal Korlapati made the recommendation while hearing a case related to the indiscriminate pollution and encroachment of the Konothupuzha in Ernakulam. The ecosystem of the 17-km river has been severely affected due to the discharge of untreated sewage from local bodies situated along the waterbody.
