The Territorial Army should be deployed along the banks of the Yamuna to safeguard the river, said the Water Minister Parvesh Verma on Wednesday, as he proposes the idea to the Centre.
“A proposal regarding the deployment of the Territorial Army has been sent to the Centre, and hopefully it will be finalised soon,” the minister said.
Taking part in 'Delhi to Kude se Azadi', a month-long cleanliness drive, Verma reached the Yamuna Ghat near ITO, where he appealed to the public to avoid littering around the river.
“We have seen that people come to the river to pray, but throw plastic bags around it. I appeal to the public to throw garbage only in the designated spots, which will help keep the river clean," Verma said, adding that the key focus is to make the general public aware to keep the river clean.
A proposal to deploy the Territorial Army to safeguard the river from dumping, mining, encroachment and theft was first discussed in April this year.
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