MC defies NGT order, continues dumping in Binwa river.
Despite explicit directions from India’s National Green Tribunal (NGT) and the Himachal Pradesh State Pollution Control Board (HP PCB), Baijnath Municipal Council (MC) continues to dump garbage into the Binwa river, a major tributary of the Beas. The river, which serves as a drinking water source for over 50 villages, has turned into an open dumping ground, raising serious environmental and health concerns.
The Jal Shakti Department sources water from Binwa for multiple drinking water schemes, but ongoing contamination has led to a rapid decline in water quality. Local residents report that heaps of garbage have piled up on the riverbanks, emitting a foul stench and making it difficult for people to sit at nearby cremation grounds.
