Ladakh Chief Secretary Urges Protection of Indus River from Pollution

The top official in Ladakh, Chief Secretary Dr. Pawan Kotwal, held a meeting to talk about keeping the big Indus River clean.

This river is very important to Ladakh, like a lifeline and its spirit.

He told local leaders to clean up the riverbanks and watch out for anyone throwing trash or dirty water into it.

He stressed that keeping the river pure is everyone's job, not just the government's.

While trash is being managed well, cleaning up liquid waste is still a big goal.

Plans are being made to build new treatment plants to clean dirty water.

The hope is to use the cleaned water for building and other town needs, saving the fresh water.

The good news is that no parts of the river are considered extremely polluted right now.