Overview
- Deputy Chief Minister K. Pawan Kalyan personally inspected the Godavari in Rajamahendravaram and on Monday ordered a comprehensive pollution audit and a permanent municipal action plan to stop untreated sewage and industrial discharges.
- Officials reported that Rajamahendravaram produces about 55 million litres per day of sewage while treatment at the Kotilingala site covers only about 15 percent of that flow, leaving major drains and the Nalla Channel as visible pollution sources.
- Kalyan directed Andhra Paper Limited and other firms to install or upgrade effluent treatment plants and told regulators to enforce that no untreated effluent be released into the river, with companies saying plans for ETPs exist.
- The state identified funds for remediation, citing administrative approval for ₹95 crore from the National River Conservation Plan and announcing a separate ₹100 crore allocation to finance treatment infrastructure and short-term visible improvements.
- A special inter‑district task force and a monitoring committee will be set up under the pollution control board to carry out field inspections, quarterly industry audits, and to push for visible water‑quality gains within six months ahead of the 2027 Pushkarams.