Highlighting various steps taken by his Government over the years to prevent river pollution, encroachment and restore navigability, the Prime Minister said, after coming to power, he has always focused on protecting rivers and restoring their navigability. Tried to.
Stating that unplanned low height bridges have created obstacles in navigation, he said that these bridges were meant to be beneficial for the people, but at the time of construction, the issue of movement of water vessels was not taken into account and that is why. Problem navigation has arisen and these bridges have become a hindrance.
In the meeting, it was decided to form a National Council under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister. Further, another decision was also taken to form a Technical and Coordination Committee chaired by the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister as well as an Implementation Committee based on line ministries.
