Karnal, Jan. 23 -- Domestic waste and industrial effluents from Himachal Pradesh (HP) and Punjab are playing a major role in polluting Tangri and Markanda rivers in Haryana, revealed Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) in a report submitted to the National Green Tribunal (NGT).

The Action Taken Report (ATR) was submitted before the green court in the ongoing hearing on a complaint filed by Naraingarh resident Dharamvir, in April 2022. The next date of hearing is scheduled for March 17.

The applicant had raised the issues of polluted industrial waste water coming from factories located at Kala Amb, Himachal Pradesh, and being discharged into river Markanda via Jatton Wala Nallah, thus polluting it.

Tangri, a seasonal river, or...