<p>The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday directed the Additional Chief Secretary to the government’s Commerce and Industries Department to convene a meeting of all stakeholders on the issues surrounding the Vrishabhavathi river valley.</p>.<p>A division bench headed by Chief Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka directed the officials to discuss the recommendations of the interim report submitted by CSIR- National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) on rejuvenating the Vrishabhavathi river.</p>.<p>The court asked Bengaluru Urban district authorities to conduct a survey and to demarcate the river’s buffer zone area.</p>.<p>Among the short- and long-term measures recommended by the NEERI report are the disposal of domestic and industrial wastewater effluents and solid waste, besides removing encroachments. The court adjourned the hearing to July 13.</p>.<p>The hearing is taking place on a PIL filed by city-based advocate Geetha Misra, seeking direction for the rejuvenation of the river.</p>
<p>The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday directed the Additional Chief Secretary to the government’s Commerce and Industries Department to convene a meeting of all stakeholders on the issues surrounding the Vrishabhavathi river valley.</p>.<p>A division bench headed by Chief Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka directed the officials to discuss the recommendations of the interim report submitted by CSIR- National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) on rejuvenating the Vrishabhavathi river.</p>.<p>The court asked Bengaluru Urban district authorities to conduct a survey and to demarcate the river’s buffer zone area.</p>.<p>Among the short- and long-term measures recommended by the NEERI report are the disposal of domestic and industrial wastewater effluents and solid waste, besides removing encroachments. The court adjourned the hearing to July 13.</p>.<p>The hearing is taking place on a PIL filed by city-based advocate Geetha Misra, seeking direction for the rejuvenation of the river.</p>