2024年3月13日 · The urban stretch of the river is heavily contaminated due to untreated sewage, industrial effluents, and solid waste. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) labeled it the “most polluted” river in the country, citing a Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) of 345 mg per liter between Avadi to Sathya Nagar, the highest among 603 rivers in ...

2024年7月25日 · A new study estimating waste leakage into aquatic environments finds India is at risk of being one of the top contributors to this global problem, with untreated municipal solid waste to blame. Millions of people depend on India’s vast river systems for their survival.

2016年6月23日 · While the plush diplomatic and business areas get cleaned up and look shiny, the back of beyond gets ignored and everyone piles up the filth. After all i...more. A drain that has been completely...

2020年2月11日 · Experts link pollution in the Ganga and other rivers to India's high rate of waterborne illnesses, which kill an estimated 1.5 million children each year. Researchers have also discovered the...

The ongoing pollution of the Ganges, the largest river in the Indian subcontinent, poses a significant threat to both human health and the environment. [1] The river supplies water to approximately 40% of India's population across 11 states [2] and serves an estimated 500 million people—more than any other river in the world. [3] [4]

2023年11月30日 · The Ganges river is one of the world’s most sacred waterways—and one of its most polluted. To restore it, India is undertaking one of the biggest engineering programs in the history of...

2018年3月3日 · India's Ganges River is a paradox: The mighty river's tributaries are cool, Himalayan-glacier fed springs. But where the river meets Indian subcontinent's highly populated cities, and...

2024年12月5日 · River pollution in India is a growing environmental crisis with far-reaching consequences for public health, biodiversity, and the economy. In this essay, we will explore the causes of river pollution in India, its impacts, and the remedial measures that are being adopted to tackle this issue.

2022年4月13日 · NOIDA: The fast deteriorating quality of the water in the Hindon river is posing a major health hazard for the residents of Bahlolpur, Chijarsi, Haibatpur and Parthala villages in Noida who live on its banks.

2017年4月5日 · Nearly one billion Hindus worship the Yamuna River as a goddess. They consider it nearly as sacred as the mighty Ganges, and yet it is dying. The stretch that meanders through New Delhi teems...