National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has approved eight projects worth Rs. 700 crore, out of which four pertain to sewage management in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal, three are related to treatment of drains through bio-remediation and one of inventorization and surveillance of river Ganga. On sewage management front, a project for pollution […]
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764 industries polluting River Ganga, high levels of faecal coliform in water
Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has identified a total of 764 Grossly Polluting Industries (industry discharging more than pollution load of Biochemical Oxygen Demand 100kg per day) along the entire stretch of river Ganga and its tributaries. This information was given by Union Minister of State for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Vijay […]