Patna: Almost all major rivers passing through Bihar are unsafe even for bathing, revealed the annual survey report on health of rivers recently tabled by the Bihar State Pollution Control Board in the state legislature. The report, based on sample checks at 98 points of several rivers including Ganga, Sone and Kosi in 27 districts showed excessive presence of faecal …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Thousands of residents in the state capital are under the threat of water-borne diseases with the Kerala Water Authority supplying contaminated water infested with blood worms and coliform bacteria. KWA officials confirmed the presence of blood worms in the water pumped from the Vellayani Lake which caters to a large section of residents at Nemom, Karamana, Kalliyoor, Venganoor, Vizhinjam, …
Kottayam: The presence of coliform bacteria at various points at river Pamba is far beyond the accepted standards, statistics available with the Pollution Control Board at Pathanamthitta district show, indicating that it is harmful for the devotees who take a dip in the river before ascending the Sabarimala hill for darshan. There is a 5 mld sewage treatment plant at …
