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 falling ill." Another resident said, "The tanneries are constantly dumping garbage and industrial waste close to the Ganga River. The Khalasi line drain discharges lakhs of litres of sewage water into the river everyday but it hasn't been tapped in the last 4 years despite repeated assurances from the central and state governments. Speaking at the 'Namami Gange' event in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said, "We have decided that by December 15, ahead of the Kumbh, no drain water will flow into the Ganga River without a filter."

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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 …

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  

New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal has observed that the water quality in the Ganga in Uttar Pradesh is deteriorating because of the discharge of sewage or sullage into the river. In an order dated November 6, a bench of NGT Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava said according to the report from Uttar Pradesh, there was a gap of 128 million …

Ensure Water Quality Of Rivers At Prayagraj Is Maintained For Pilgrims Of Kumbh Mela: NGT To State Authorities
6 months, 1 week ago

Ensure Water Quality Of Rivers At Prayagraj Is Maintained For Pilgrims Of Kumbh Mela: NGT To State Authorities

Live Law  

The principal bench of National Green Tribunal has directed the State authorities to ensure that water quality of Ganga-Yamuna rivers for pilgrims of Kumbh mela which is to be organized in 2024-25 at Uttar Pradesh's Prayraj is maintained to the level of drinking water quality.Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava, Justice Arun Kumar Tyagi and Dr. A. Senthil Vel while granting eight. …

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 …

Maharashtra to suffer more if water not released to K’taka: Farmer leaders
2 years ago

Maharashtra to suffer more if water not released to K’taka: Farmer leaders

Hindustan Times  

Hitting back at Maharashtra minister Shambhuraj Desai statement that the state would reconsider releasing water to Karnataka amid the border dispute, farmer leaders on Thursday said Maharashtra will “suffer more losses” if water is not released during the rainy season. HT Image Krishna river, the lifeline of north Karnataka, which overflows during rainy season dries up every summer for which …

UP rains: Rising water level in Ganga submerges major ghats in Varanasi
2 years, 4 months ago

UP rains: Rising water level in Ganga submerges major ghats in Varanasi

Live Mint  

Some of the major ghats in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi have submerged due to rising water level in river Ganga, causing difficulties in performing puja and other religious events. The district administration said as Harish Chandra Ghat and Manikarnika Ghat have been inundated, last rites are now being carried out at relatively higher places. Apart from this, normal life was severely …

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 …

Ganga's Cleansing of Utmost Importance to Govt, Says Jal Shakti Minister
3 years, 2 months ago

Ganga's Cleansing of Utmost Importance to Govt, Says Jal Shakti Minister

News 18  

Ganga’s cleansing is of utmost importance to the government as the sacred river has been the foundation of India’s economic activity, Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Shekhawat said on Monday. The National Clean Ganga Mission has managed to connect the common man with the river, the minister said at the Ganga Utsav being organised here to celebrate rivers. “Ganga has been …

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 …

Flood Situation Still Grim in South Bengal, Three Rivers in Spate in Malda
3 years, 5 months ago

Flood Situation Still Grim in South Bengal, Three Rivers in Spate in Malda

News 18  

The flood situation in south Bengal continued to remain grim on Friday, with water just marginally receding from some of the inundated areas, an official said. In the northern part of the state, three rivers in Malda district — Ganga, Fulhar and Mahananda — are in spate following heavy rain in the catchment areas, he said. Several districts in south …

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 …

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 cleaning: NGT junks Bihar government's plea seeking review of penalty imposed on it
5 years, 5 months ago

Ganga cleaning: NGT junks Bihar government's plea seeking review of penalty imposed on it

India TV News  

The National Green Tribunal has junked a plea to review its order imposing a fine of Rs 25 lakh on the Bihar government for inaction over continued damage to the river Ganga. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said the Bihar government's action plan lacked concrete measures to combat pollution, including punitive and remedial action against …

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 …

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 …

Why the Grand Government Effort to Clean up the Ganga Is Failing
5 years, 8 months ago

Why the Grand Government Effort to Clean up the Ganga Is Failing

The Quint  

Pollution levels in the holy river at Varanasi are rated “severe”, the worst category, according to a 2018 report–the latest data available–of the Central Pollution Control Board. Varanasi is the parliamentary constituency of prime minister Narendra Modi and critical to Namami Gange, the Rs 20,000-crore flagship programme he launched in 2015 to clean the river. A river that meanders 2,500 …

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

Firstpost  

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 …

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, …

Ganga: The nowhere river
6 years, 3 months ago

Ganga: The nowhere river

Firstpost  

The revered Ganga has now become a river that is coming from nowhere and going nowhere By Joydeep Gupta Devi Sureshvari Bhagavati Gange, Tribhuvana-Taarinni Tarala-Tarange | Shankara-Mauli-Vihaarini Vimale, Mama Matir-Aastaam Tava Pada-Kamale O Devi Bhagavati Ganga, the Goddess of the Devas, You liberate the Three Worlds with the merciful waves of Your Liquid Form; O the Stainless Pure One Who …

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