Gomti choked, water turns into 'green carpet' near Kudia Ghat

Oxygen levels declining rapidly due to excessive growth of water hyacinth; work to remove weeds to start from Mar 2: Environmentalist

- Anupam Srivastava

LUCKNOW: River Gomti, the lifeline of Lucknow, is gasping for breath as oxygen levels are declining rapidly due to the excessive growth of water hyacinth creating a 'green carpet' near Kudia Ghat. It will take approximately five days to clear the vast and dense carpet, when work begins with the assistance of Ecological Task Force established under the National Mission for Clean Ganga as part of the Namami Gange Project, said experts.

This project, aimed at cleaning polluted water bodies, is now focused on the Gomti to address the environmental crisis.

Venkatesh Dutta, an environmentalist and HoD at the School of Earth & Environmental Sciences (SEES), BBAU, expressed concern over the alarming situation at Kudia Ghat.