Kshipra’s pollution via Kahn river to be checked soon: Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan

BHOPAL: Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that there is no greater work of merit for him than the purification of Kshipra river in the holy city Ujjain. An action plan will be prepared to stop the polluted water of Kahn river from getting mixed in Kshipra.
The purification of Kshipra will gain momentum after scientific tests are conducted. CM said that the survey would be conducted with full respect to the suggestions and sentiments of the saints.He was holding talks with a delegation of seers and saints of Ujjain at his residence on Saturday. He honoured the seers and saints by presenting shawls, shriphal and garlandsto them.
CM said, “While fully respecting the sentiments of the sages and saints, all of us together will try to purify the Kshipra river.” He said that the options would be discussed after the survey. Efforts will also be made for the protection of Sapta sagar in Ujjain. No one will be allowed to take possession of the Sapta sagar. Mahant Dr. Rameshwar Das told Chouhan that the polluted water released from Indore merges in Kshipra through Kanh river. Due to this the water of Kshipra gets polluted. He demanded to build a 13 km long open canal from Triveni to Kaliadeh-Mahal. Mahant Rameshwardas, Mahant Rameshwargiri, Mahant Raghavendra Das, Mahant Devgiri, Mahant Kashidas, Mahant Premgiri, Mahant Ramchandradas, Mahant Sevanand Giri, Mahant Vishaldas, Mahant Digvijaydas, Mahamandaleshwar Swami Gyandas, Rajesh Trivedi, Mukesh Joshi and Vivek Joshi were present along with others.