Water Pollution

MoEF picks up Ganga cause

PM-elect Narendra Modi is yet to take Oath of Office but the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has already started making efforts to bring his promises to fruition.

Publication Date: 
22/05/2014
Lalmani Verma
Indian Express (Lucknow)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Varanasi (T), Ganga, River Pollution, Water Pollution Control, Sewage Pollution, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Water Pollution
Water Pollution

Maha Kumbh: Sangam water not fit for bathing, says Pollution Board

Despite the tall claims of the UP government of providing pollution-free water at Sangam, Allahabad, devotees at Kumbh continue to take their holy dip in polluted water.

Publication Date: 
07/02/2013
Lalmani Verma
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Allahabad (T), Ganga, Kumbh Mela, River Pollution, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD), Unnao (D), Kanpur (D), Kannauj (D), Yamuna, Water Pollution