Prohibit alcohol and meat consumption in religious towns along Narmada: Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav

BHOPAL: Chief minister Mohan Yadav said on Friday that the consumption of meat and liquor should not be allowed in religious towns on the banks of the river Narmada and in and around religious places.
Addressing a meeting of the cabinet committee formed to prepare an action plan to ensure the clean and continuous flow of the river Narmada throughout the year, Yadav said that Amarkantak, the place of origin of MP's lifeline Maa Narmada, should be managed through the Amarkantak Development Authority while giving top priority to environmental protection.
For future settlements, satellite cities should be developed by identifying land away from the origin of the Narmada river. It should be ensured that from Amarkantak, the origin of Narmada, to the border of the state, sewage from any settlement does not get into the Narmada, for which work should be done by setting a time limit. Latest technologies should be used for solid waste management.
For environmental protection, the activities going on around Narmada should also be monitored through satellite imagery and drone technology. It should also be ensured that meat and liquor are not consumed in religious towns situated on the banks of the river Narmada and in and around religious places. He directed to ban mining activities using machines in the river.
Deputy chief minister Jagdish Deora, urban development and housing minister Kailash Vijayvargiya, panchayat and rural development minister Prahlad Patel, transport and school education minister Uday Pratap Singh, public health engineering minister Sampatiya Uike, chief secretary Veera Rana, besides officials of various departments, were present in the meeting.