Indore, Dec 29 (PTI) Twenty industrial units polluting the Kanh river were sealed by the Indore administration in Madhya Pradesh, an official said on Wednesday.

Also Read | Delhi Reports 923 New COVID-19 Cases in Past 24 Hours; Records 86% Jump in Daily Cases.

They will be allowed to resume operations after effluent treatment facilities are installed, additional district magistrate (ADM) Pavan Jain said.

Also Read | Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath Says 'Parties That Ruled UP in Past Didn't Care for Health of Dalits, Minorities'.

Kanh merges with the holy Kshipra river in the holy city of Ujjain, where devotees use the water of the latter for rituals etc.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)