No water for a clean Ganga: River's reduced flow and declining health have caused much anguish
5 years, 9 months ago

No water for a clean Ganga: River's reduced flow and declining health have caused much anguish

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The numerous dams limiting the flow of the Ganga and its tributaries, as well as the massive extraction of water from the river, makes the aspiration of a free flowing river a distant dream. “In the upper reaches of the Ganga, these dams have caused interruptions in the free flow of the river, affecting the river ecosystem,” says Tare. “We also need a national policy and action plan on decommissioning of dams, as is happening in many other parts of the world, the US and Europe in particular.” Bandyopadhyay, who had earlier worked at the National Ganga River Basin Authority, feels that traditional Indian approaches to manage water are more relevant than colonial engineering approaches. “The summers of 2015–17 have witnessed an unprecedented low water level and flow in the middle and lower reaches of the Ganges River in India,” the researchers said.

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Ganga pollution: After NGT’s rap, UP chalks out two-month plan for Mahakumbh
2 months ago

Ganga pollution: After NGT’s rap, UP chalks out two-month plan for Mahakumbh

Hindustan Times  

Reprimanded by the National Green Tribunal over pollution in the Ganga, the authorities in Uttar Pradesh have zeroed in on a two-month plan for the Mahakumbh-2025. Devotees offer prayers on the banks of holy river Ganga The key challenges include 34-untapped drains and the low level of water in the river. As the monsoon retreated from the state by the …

Ganga not an electoral issue in Uttarakhand this time
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Ganga not an electoral issue in Uttarakhand this time

Hindustan Times  

On the left bank of ‘Har Ki Paudi’ in Haridwar, Uttarakhand tourism minister Satpal Maharaj organised a two-day ‘Sadbhavna Sammelan’. “The river is as polluted as it was before the BJP came to power,” said Swami Shivanand Saraswati, head of Matre Sadan, an ashram on the banks of the Ganga in Haridwar, which has been fighting for a clean Ganga …

Despite Good Intention Of State & Central Govts To Keep It Clean, River Ganga Is Still Polluted: Allahabad High Court
3 years, 4 months ago

Despite Good Intention Of State & Central Govts To Keep It Clean, River Ganga Is Still Polluted: Allahabad High Court

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court has recently observed that despite the good intention of the State government as well as Central Government to keep Ganga clean, and diversion of huge amount for this purpose, the polluted water still exists. The Bench Acting Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice Anil Kumar Ojha was hearing a plea seeking to highlight the problem …

Innocent Citizens Drink Ganga Water Out of Reverence Without Knowing Harmful Contents: NGT
3 years, 11 months ago

Innocent Citizens Drink Ganga Water Out of Reverence Without Knowing Harmful Contents: NGT

News 18  

Innocent citizens drink Ganga water out of reverence without knowing the harmful contents and the least expected from the authorities is to notify the extent of harmful contents at appropriate locations including at Ganga Sagar in West Bengal, the National Green Tribunal said Wednesday. "Out of reverence for the Ganga water, innocent citizens drink the same without knowing the harmful …

HT Environment Conclave: Citizens can help check river pollution, say experts
3 years, 11 months ago

HT Environment Conclave: Citizens can help check river pollution, say experts

Hindustan Times  

A decentralised approach involving every citizen would be needed to save the country’s rivers from pollution, experts said at Hindustan Times Environment Conclave, while adding that the Public Trust Doctrine may be used against civic bodies and industries to stop them from polluting rivers and water bodies. Each and every state and district in the river’s catchment area and every …

Polluted water making Ganga’s river bed unfit for sustaining aquatic life, says new research
5 years ago

Polluted water making Ganga’s river bed unfit for sustaining aquatic life, says new research

Hindustan Times  

It’s not just the surface, River Ganga is polluted from deep inside, a new research has found. The scientists have found millions of litres of waste water, containing toxic elements and metals, is dumped in the Ganga, thereby depleting the level of dissolved oxygen in its water, particularly near the river bed, triggering a condition known as hypoxia, in which …

Ganga likely to have necessary e-flow by December 15
5 years, 2 months ago

Ganga likely to have necessary e-flow by December 15

India TV News  

The Centre has directed hydropower and irrigation projects on Ganga to ensure a minimum and uninterrupted flow in the river by December 15, a notification said. Issued last month, the notification reduced by more than half the time that was originally given to the projects to ensure compliance with the mandated environmental flows. The National Mission for Clean Ganga in …

Yogi Adityanath says clean Ganga is UP govt’s ‘top priority’, promises piped water to every household in state
5 years, 6 months ago

Yogi Adityanath says clean Ganga is UP govt’s ‘top priority’, promises piped water to every household in state

Firstpost  

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said that every household in the state will receive piped water within two years. Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said that every household in the state will receive piped water within two years. “Every rural household will receive piped water in the state within two years. The chief …

Ganga river water unfit for direct drinking, bathing: CPCB report
5 years, 7 months ago

Ganga river water unfit for direct drinking, bathing: CPCB report

India Today  

The Ganga river water is absolutely unfit for "direct drinking" and only seven spots from where it passes can be consumed after disinfection, the Central Pollution Control Board has said. According to the latest data with the CPCB, most of the Ganga river water in the Uttar Pradesh-West Bengal stretch is unfit for drinking and bathing. The 78 monitoring stations …

A cleaner Ganga: NDA’s unfulfilled promise
5 years, 8 months ago

A cleaner Ganga: NDA’s unfulfilled promise

Live Mint  

Rivers are considered the source of all life, but in India they are becoming deadly. As per the CPCB portal, at the 61 live monitoring stations in the Ganga, only at 13 points was the water fit for bathing last month. According to the latest data available from CPCB’s live monitoring stations, the Ganga contains so much faecal bacteria that …

Government claims clean Ganga work is on fast pace after India Today TV's report
5 years, 9 months ago

Government claims clean Ganga work is on fast pace after India Today TV's report

India Today  

After India Today TV's fact check report "X Factor-Unquiet Ganga", the government has claimed that ongoing work to clean the river continues at a fast pace and many projects have been completed and are undergoing trial run while more have been sanctioned. India Today TV utilised data from NMCG website and reported 63 sewerage projects have been setup along the …

Opinion | Aaj ki Baat Dec 25 episode: Rajat Sharma on how India's holiest river Ganga is being transformed
6 years ago

Opinion | Aaj ki Baat Dec 25 episode: Rajat Sharma on how India's holiest river Ganga is being transformed

India TV News  

India's holiest river Ganga, which provides water to more than 50 crore people across 11 states, is also the world's sixth most polluted river. Prof. B.D.Tripathi, chairman of BHU's Mahamana Malviya Ganga river development and water resources management research centre, says that there has been improvement in Varanasi and most of the drains have been diverted. In the coming weeks, …

Despite govt spending thousands of crore rupees, Ganga river turns from bad to worse
6 years, 5 months ago

Despite govt spending thousands of crore rupees, Ganga river turns from bad to worse

India Today  

Even after India Today had in June exposed the deplorable state of River Ganga despite the Centre spending thousands of crore rupees in the last 4 years, its condition has turned from bad to worse and the river water looks like a nullah in Kanpur. If we directly consume the Ganga water without filtering then there are high chances of …

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