US firm to clean Gomti

In an effort to clean Gomti along with other rivers of the state, an American company, `Oil Spill Eater International Corporation, in association with Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam, is conducting an experiment in a drain situated in front of Mankameshwar Temple on the banks of river Gomti.

Company official Rajesh Pandey said, "The cost of cleaning in other countries is around 40 paise per litre and the cost in Lucknow will be finalised after the experimental project is over. This purifying process is Tied out with the help of machines and good bacteria, which promises to clean the contaminated water in few minutes”.