India, July 9 -- To address persisting environmental and public health concerns posed by a 23-km Lohia drain, plans are afoot to treat the untreated sewage that also flows through this channel, the Greater Noida authority officials said on Tuesday.

Notably, the stormwater drain that passes through several residential and industrial zones before emptying into the Hindon river, has long been a source of foul odour, vector-borne diseases, and ecological degradation in the region. Despite the authority's 2023 announcement to rejuvenate the Lohia drain, the drain remains largely untreated and polluted.

"Lohia Drain has been a long-standing concern due to the direct discharge of untreated sewage. We are looking at sustainable and central poll...