Chandigarh, March 28 -- The Haryana government on Thursday said that as many as 105 discharge points of untreated effluent flowing into drain number two in Panipat district have been identified. The government said that 48 discharge points out of total 105 have been tapped by Panipat municipal corporation, and that action against defaulters of remaining 57 discharge points is in process with Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) for imposing environmental compensation.

It is pertinent to mention here that Panipat is a textile hub and drain number 1 meets drain number 2, which leads to Yamuna River.

Meanwhile, the state government stated that in the last three years, 27 violating units were closed/sealed, and over Rs.9 crore was ...