DM inspects irrigation channel repair work

Kanpur: District magistrate Brahmadev Ram Tiwari on Monday inspected the ongoing repair work of the damaged irrigation channel at Wajidpur in Jajmau.
As the channel was damaged by the Jal Nigam's JCB machine last week, the DM had ordered to close all leather tanneries of Jajmau area for indefinite period. He asked the agency to repair the channel on war-footing.
In a specific direction to SB Franklin, regional pollution control board officer, the DM asked him to ensure closure of all tanneries of Jajmau till repair work was over. Additional city magistrate Amit Kumar, the regional pollution control board officer and Jal Nigam officials were present during the inspection.
On February 28 last, all leather tanneries of Jajmau were closed due to the damage caused to common header part of the line which carries treated water from the Common Effluent Treatment plant (CETP) and Sewage Treatment plant (STP) to irrigation channel.