Polluted Water In Ganga
- All
- News
- Videos
-
Ganga Water In Haridwar 'Unsafe' For Drinking: Pollution Control Board
The Uttarakhand Pollution Control Board tests the water of Ganga every month at about eight places around Haridwar along the Uttar Pradesh border.
-
5 Major Rivers' Water Quality Deteriorated During Lockdown: Pollution Watchdog
The water quality of five major rivers in the country, including the Ganga, deteriorated during the coronavirus-induced lockdown due to factors like release of sewage and no fresh water discharge from the upstream, the Central Pollution Control Board said on Wednesday.
-
A Professor's Tweets Bring Back Focus On Ganga Pollution In Varanasi
A professor at the Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi is trying to highlight the issue of water pollution in the Ganges using the medium of Twitter in a bid to prompt authorities to take action.
-
75 Lakh Litres Of Polluted Water Dumped Into Ganga Everyday: Official
An official engaged with the government's Namami Gange project has revealed that 75 lakh litres of polluted water is being dumped into the river Ganga every day.
-
Ganga Clean At One Out Of 39 Locations It Flows Through: Pollution Body
Only one out of 39 locations through which the Ganga river flows had clean water in the post-monsoon period this year, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has said in its latest study.
-
Most Water In UP-Bengal Stretch Unfit For Drinking, New Map Suggests
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 (CPCB) has indicated.
-
Ganga Water Quality In Varanasi Within Safe Limits For Bathing: Centre
The quality of bathing water in the Ganga in Varanasi, the constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was found to be within the acceptable limits in the last four years.
-
Quality Of Water In Major Rivers Across UP Not As Per Norms: Government Audit
The water quality of major rivers and water bodies in Uttar Pradesh is not as per the norms and the main reason for this is inadequate sewage and industrial effluent treatment facilities in the state, a CAG report said.
-
National Green Tribunal Fines 3 Industries In Uttar Pradesh For Polluting Ganga
The National Green Tribunal on Friday slapped fine of Rs 10 lakh each on three industrial units in Uttar Pradesh for discharging untreated effluents and extracting ground water without permission from the Central Ground Water Authority.
-
Yamuna's Pathetic Condition Angers Devotees On Ganga Dussehra
When lakhs of the devout took a dip in the Yamuna at ghats in Vrindavan, Mathura and Agra on Ganga Dussehra on Tuesday, they had a "face to face interaction" (sakshaat darshan) of the Kali Nag (evil serpent) in the form of pollution that has reduced the river to a sewage canal.
-
Government Working on Including Criminal Provisions in Law on Ganga
The government is in the advanced stages of preparing the final draft of a law, which will incorporate criminal provisions, in its bid to abate pollution and maintain sustainable cleanliness in River Ganga.
-
PM Narendra Modi for Action Against Industrial Units Polluting Ganga
Pushing for time-bound effort to stop pollution of the Ganga, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said legal actions should be taken against polluting industrial units and suggested setting up of environment- friendly crematoria along the river in achieving the goal.
-
Will Clean Up Ganga in Three Years, Says Union Minister Uma Bharti
Union Minister Uma Bharti today asserted that the Centre was committed to cleaning up Ganga within three years even as she voiced dismay over the extent of pollution after inspecting the river at Allahabad.
-
All Rivers as Divine as Ganga, Says Uma Bharti
All rivers are divine and the government will not neglect any of them in its zeal to rejuvenate Ganga, Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Uma Bharti said in the Lok Sabha today.
-
Delhi: Centre to Form Committee for Cleansing of Yamuna River
Close on the heels of the formation of a secretaries-level group to rejuvenate Ganga River, Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharati today announced a separate committee for cleansing the polluted Yamuna River in Delhi.
-
Ganga Water In Haridwar 'Unsafe' For Drinking: Pollution Control Board
The Uttarakhand Pollution Control Board tests the water of Ganga every month at about eight places around Haridwar along the Uttar Pradesh border.
-
5 Major Rivers' Water Quality Deteriorated During Lockdown: Pollution Watchdog
The water quality of five major rivers in the country, including the Ganga, deteriorated during the coronavirus-induced lockdown due to factors like release of sewage and no fresh water discharge from the upstream, the Central Pollution Control Board said on Wednesday.
-
A Professor's Tweets Bring Back Focus On Ganga Pollution In Varanasi
A professor at the Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi is trying to highlight the issue of water pollution in the Ganges using the medium of Twitter in a bid to prompt authorities to take action.
-
75 Lakh Litres Of Polluted Water Dumped Into Ganga Everyday: Official
An official engaged with the government's Namami Gange project has revealed that 75 lakh litres of polluted water is being dumped into the river Ganga every day.
-
Ganga Clean At One Out Of 39 Locations It Flows Through: Pollution Body
Only one out of 39 locations through which the Ganga river flows had clean water in the post-monsoon period this year, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has said in its latest study.
-
Most Water In UP-Bengal Stretch Unfit For Drinking, New Map Suggests
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 (CPCB) has indicated.
-
Ganga Water Quality In Varanasi Within Safe Limits For Bathing: Centre
The quality of bathing water in the Ganga in Varanasi, the constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was found to be within the acceptable limits in the last four years.
-
Quality Of Water In Major Rivers Across UP Not As Per Norms: Government Audit
The water quality of major rivers and water bodies in Uttar Pradesh is not as per the norms and the main reason for this is inadequate sewage and industrial effluent treatment facilities in the state, a CAG report said.
-
National Green Tribunal Fines 3 Industries In Uttar Pradesh For Polluting Ganga
The National Green Tribunal on Friday slapped fine of Rs 10 lakh each on three industrial units in Uttar Pradesh for discharging untreated effluents and extracting ground water without permission from the Central Ground Water Authority.
-
Yamuna's Pathetic Condition Angers Devotees On Ganga Dussehra
When lakhs of the devout took a dip in the Yamuna at ghats in Vrindavan, Mathura and Agra on Ganga Dussehra on Tuesday, they had a "face to face interaction" (sakshaat darshan) of the Kali Nag (evil serpent) in the form of pollution that has reduced the river to a sewage canal.
-
Government Working on Including Criminal Provisions in Law on Ganga
The government is in the advanced stages of preparing the final draft of a law, which will incorporate criminal provisions, in its bid to abate pollution and maintain sustainable cleanliness in River Ganga.
-
PM Narendra Modi for Action Against Industrial Units Polluting Ganga
Pushing for time-bound effort to stop pollution of the Ganga, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said legal actions should be taken against polluting industrial units and suggested setting up of environment- friendly crematoria along the river in achieving the goal.
-
Will Clean Up Ganga in Three Years, Says Union Minister Uma Bharti
Union Minister Uma Bharti today asserted that the Centre was committed to cleaning up Ganga within three years even as she voiced dismay over the extent of pollution after inspecting the river at Allahabad.
-
All Rivers as Divine as Ganga, Says Uma Bharti
All rivers are divine and the government will not neglect any of them in its zeal to rejuvenate Ganga, Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Uma Bharti said in the Lok Sabha today.
-
Delhi: Centre to Form Committee for Cleansing of Yamuna River
Close on the heels of the formation of a secretaries-level group to rejuvenate Ganga River, Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharati today announced a separate committee for cleansing the polluted Yamuna River in Delhi.
