Nearly all Ganga water in UP-Bengal stretch unfit for drinking, bathing
6 years, 5 months ago

Nearly all Ganga water in UP-Bengal stretch unfit for drinking, bathing

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Most of the Ganga river water in the Uttar Pradesh-West Bengal stretch is unfit for drinking and bathing, a map released by the Central Pollution Control Board has indicated. The National Green Tribunal last month directed the National Mission for Clean Ganga to install display boards at a gap of 100 km to indicate whether the water was fit for bathing or drinking. Other than stretches in Uttarakhand and a couple of places as the river enters Uttar Pradesh that are marked in green, the river water is unfit for drinking or bathing the whole way till it drains into the Bay of Bengal in West Bengal barring one spot at the border of UP and Bihar of Arrah. The map ‘Sustainability of River Ganga Water’ on the website uses the criteria of dissolved oxygen, biochemical oxygen demand, total coliform levels and pH to assess the health of the river.

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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  

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Water quality of Ganga in UP deteriorating due to discharge of sewage: NGT
2 months ago

Water quality of Ganga in UP deteriorating due to discharge of sewage: NGT

Deccan Chronicle  

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Ganga water unsafe even for bathing, says Bihar govt report on river pollution
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Ganga water unsafe even for bathing, says Bihar govt report on river pollution

Hindustan Times  

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

Most of Ganga clean, claims Jal Shakti Ministry

The Hindu  

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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  

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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 …

Ganga water in UP-WB stretch unfit for direct drinking and bathing, contains high level of coliform: Pollution control board
5 years, 7 months ago

Ganga water in UP-WB stretch unfit for direct drinking and bathing, contains high level of coliform: Pollution control board

Firstpost  

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 New Delhi: 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 …

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 …

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