New Delhi, Feb. 28 -- The Delhi High Court on Friday expressed serious concerns over the untreated effluent flowing from 16 industrial areas in the national capital, choking River Yamuna.

The court noted that these areas lack Common Effluent Treatment Plants (CETPs), resulting in the free flow of untreated effluent

The High Court also took on record an affidavit filed by the DSIIDC. The court noted that the same reveals the extremely sorry state of affairs.

This affidavit has been filed before the bench of Justice Prathiba M Singh.

It is stated that there are 33 industrial areas in Delhi, with 24 transferred to the Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (DSIIDC) by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA). Howe...