Jamshedpur, April 2 JD(U) legislator Saryu Roy on Thursday demanded a high-level inquiry into the death of hundreds of fish in the Swarnarekha River here, alleging water pollution from residential areas and industrial effluents.
Roy inspected the Babudih and Lal Bhata river ghats, noting that the river banks remained littered with dead fish three days after the incident, with many infested with worms and emitting a foul odour. He claimed that the water had also turned black.
Accusing the State Pollution Control Board of inaction, Roy said that data on pollutant discharge was not available online.
He demanded that the Deputy Commissioner of East Singhbhum, the Pollution Control Board, and the Jamshedpur Notified Area Committee make public the steps taken to check pollution.