AGARTALA, Jan 25 (TIWN): Despite of taking several initiatives to control the rising pollution, the life line of the capital is yet in a pitiable condition with garbage in various parts of the river banks.

Even though the State Government has taken initiatives to provide sanitation facility to the families resided on the river bank to keep the river clean yet the pollution of the river is worsening day by day.

Besides, initiatives have also been taken to do bamboo cultivation to control the erosion of river banks.

It is worthy to mention that the Forest Department it taking initiatives to control the erosion of bank of the Howrah River but the problem of the river does not end here, the river is also facing threat of major water pollution and so far the river water is worsening day by day.

As per the report of Tripura State Pollution Control Board, Howrah River becomes grossly polluted in Agartala city due to the garbage’s being dumped into the river.

The Howrah River’s Pollution is now at such a high level that the amount of toxins, chemicals and other dangerous bacteria found in the river are now almost threatening a danger to the lives of the people.

Howrah which is the life-line of water service for Agartala is being polluted every minute due to both domestic sewage and other pollutants that are being dumped in to the river untreated.

Earlier decision was taken to remove all the kaccha latrines from the bank of the river but till day in many areas people are seen practising open defecation.

Reportedly, the river water is getting polluted day by day in the capital due the regular dumping of garbage over the river or on the bank which later roll down and fall in to the river leading to water pollution.

However, in the Battala side the vendors and the shop owners of the vegetable stalls dumped the garbage of the shop on the river creating water pollution.

The Howrah river of the State is the lifeline of the capital as the it fulfils the major demand of drinking water as well as water for other purposes of the entire population of Agartala city.