CHANDIGARH, Dec. 12 -- In an affidavit to the National Green Tribunal (NGT), the Panchkula Municipal Corporation has stated that no untreated or partially treated sewage from its jurisdiction is being discharged into Sukhna Choe, a key ecological tributary under scrutiny for pollution.

The MC said all sewage from its catchment is fully intercepted and sent to the 1.5 MLD sewage treatment plant (STP) at Saketri, which serves Saketri and Mahadevpur villages. The plant is fully functional, the affidavit noted. An open chamber with a screen filter has also been installed at the discharge point to stop solid and organic waste from entering the choe, ensuring only treated effluent meeting prescribed norms is released.

The MC added that all pr...