India, March 28 -- The Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) directed Gurugram civic bodies on Friday to prepare a standard operating procedure (SOP) for cleaning stormwater drains and sewerage links, officials said.

During a meeting chaired by the board's member secretary, Yogesh Kumar, the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) and the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) were instructed to expedite the diversions planned for treated wastewater from Leg III to Leg II to balance flow and reduce pollution in heavily clogged drains and sampling of the existing sewerage treatment plants (STPs) in the district, officials added.

Kumar, while reviewing the ongoing works under the Yamuna Clean Action Plan, said all pend...