India, April 15 -- The Haryana government has directed civic agencies in Gurugram to plug illegal sewage discharge points in the city's Leg One, Leg Two and Leg Three stormwater drains by June-end in a phased manner to curb pollution in the Yamuna River, officials said.

As per government estimates, around 150 million litres per day (MLD) of untreated sewage currently flowing into these drains will be diverted to sewage treatment plants (STPs) once the discharge points are plugged, reducing pollution levels in the Yamuna.

The directions were issued during a meeting chaired by chief secretary Anurag Rastogi on March 13, details of which were recently shared by the Haryana State Pollution Department.

According to a communique, "All the ef...