Water quality in lower stretches of Ganga alarming: Study
3 years, 1 month ago

Water quality in lower stretches of Ganga alarming: Study

India Today  

Amid threats of increasing floods in Ganga, scientists have found water quality in the lower stretches of the river to be alarming. Led by Professor Punyasloke Bhadury from the Integrative Taxonomy and Microbial Ecology Research Group at IISER Kolkata, scientists monitored nine sites encompassing 59 stations along 50 kilometres of the lower stretches of the River Ganga over two years. Scientists have come up with the water quality index, a key metric that helps understand the health and ecological consequences for the lower stretch of river Ganga. "The findings from this study will be pivotal for long-term ecological health monitoring of the lower stretch of River Ganga, along with the integration of sensors and automation," the ministry said.

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Seven years on, mission to clean the Ganga remains a work in progress
1 year, 4 months ago

Seven years on, mission to clean the Ganga remains a work in progress

The Hindu  

In the seven years since the government unveiled its ambitious ₹20,000 crore National Mission for Clean Ganga, it has installed treatment plants capable of treating just 20% of the sewage estimated to be generated in the five major States that lie along the river. However, the NMCG plans on setting up sewage treatment plants capable of treating about 7,000 MLD …

Most of Ganga clean, claims Jal Shakti Ministry
2 years, 9 months ago

Most of Ganga clean, claims Jal Shakti Ministry

The Hindu  

The water quality of the river Ganga was clean enough for bathing and capable for supporting the river ecosystem for almost the entire stretch of the river, Bishweswar Tudu, Minister of State for Water Resources, said in the Rajya Sabha on Monday. An updated 2021 report noted that none of the stretches of the Ganga stretches were now in Priority …

Value the knowledge of the Ganga’s riverine communities for river’s development
2 years, 10 months ago

Value the knowledge of the Ganga’s riverine communities for river’s development

Hindustan Times  

A large section of the population living in the Ganga river basin still depends on the river for daily use activities and livelihood. In comparison, continuous, in-situ water quality monitoring systems provide real-time data that not only measures the river’s health but also provides the basis for significant riverine research. Such data makes possible in-depth socio-economic studies on the implications …

Floating bodies in Ganga: Bihar sends water samples for Covid contamination testing
3 years, 7 months ago

Floating bodies in Ganga: Bihar sends water samples for Covid contamination testing

Deccan Chronicle  

Patna: Days after bodies were found floating in Ganga in the state, samples collected from the river have been sent for testing to check for COVID-19 contamination in the water, informed Bihar State Pollution Control Board Scientist, Navin Kumar. He mentioned that the initiative of conducting such an investigation of the river water was taken through the National Mission for …

Ganga water quality improves, mountain ranges become visible as air quality improves amidst coronavirus lockdown
4 years, 9 months ago

Ganga water quality improves, mountain ranges become visible as air quality improves amidst coronavirus lockdown

Op India  

Amidst the nationwide lockdown announced by the Central Government to check the transmission of the Wuhan Coronavirus in India, the water quality of river Ganga has seemingly improved in Varanasi and Kanpur in the state of Uttar Pradesh as per reports. As per Dr PK Mishra, Professor at Chemical Engineering&Technology, IIT-BHU,Varanasi, there has been 40-50% improvement in quality of water …

IITR team to examine water quality across 2,500 km stretch of Ganga
5 years, 3 months ago

IITR team to examine water quality across 2,500 km stretch of Ganga

Hindustan Times  

A team from the Indian Institute of Toxicology Research is accompanying the 2,500 km rafting expedition in the Ganga from Devprayag to Gangasagar to examine the water quality of the entire stretch. This will include aspects like BOD, dissolved matter and biological and chemical pollutants, said Alok Dhawan, director, CSIR-IITR. This will include aspects like BOD, dissolved matter and biological …

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