citiesUpdated: Jan 25, 2020 01:06 ISTThane Municipal Corporation (TMC) uprooted several vegetable cultivations which used sewage water for the crops. The directives to take action against vegetables grown using sewage water in the city was given by mayor Naresh Mhaske last week. Charusheela Pandit, assistant municipal commissioner, of Vartak Nagar said, “We found five patches of vegetable plantation, near the water tank in Samata Nagar, cultivated using sewage water. However, the well was merely for show while a sewage pipeline was laid beneath the cultivation.”“The man who cultivated these patched admitted that the plantation was done using sewage water. Mhaske said, “It is a known fact that eating vegetables which are cultivated using sewage water leads to many health issues.

Source: Hindustan Times January 24, 2020 19:30 UTC