The Allahabad high court today said it was the primary duty of the Uttar Pradesh government to save river Ganga from pollution and directed it to file an affidavit on steps taken by it to make contaminated water fit for use in agriculture.
 
A division bench asked the state government to inform the court about the measures taken by it to purify effluents discharged from industrial units across the state, especially those located along the river Ganga.
 
The bench, comprising Justice Ashok Bhusan and Justice Arun Tandon, gave the directons on a PIL which said pollution levels in the river had reached alarming proportions.
 
The Court, which fixed December eight as next date of hearing in the matter, said it was the "the primary duty of the state government to save Ganga from pollution".
 
The bench also asked the state government to submit a progress report on shifting tanneries located along the river in Kanpur.