According to India Meteorological Department (IMD), this year, monsoon withdrawal has been delayed by almost a week, as evidenced by its withdrawal from parts of west Rajasthan and Gujarat on September 23 — six days after its usual date of September 17
The Punjab and Haryana high court has directed the Punjab government to deposit ₹12 crore with high court registry and also asked the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to conduct tests at all sewage treatment plants (STPs) in Punjab to check pollution levels in the water being discharged from these plants.