LUCKNOW: More than 300 idols and only two pits for environment friendly disposal.

Past Checks On Other Parameters
One-third of Lucknow drinks water from the river Gomti but it has never been tested whether that water is fit for consumption.

Uttar Pradesh is witnessing a spurt in the number of tigers straying out of protected areas, preying on humans and receding to their lairs.

LUCKNOW: In UP, the eco-sensitive zone around national parks wildlife sanctuaries does not go beyond 100 metres.

Dudhwa tiger reserve is not just home to tigers but other endangered species as well.

A separate ministry on rivers with special focus on Ganga notwithstanding, rejuvenating the national river will not be an easy task for the Modi government.

LUCKNOW: The roar of the tiger is getting louder at the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve, with the recent census revealing a rise in tiger population by eight to 10 % in its core area.

Marine Fauna Dying, Offenders Never Held
Some 25 years back, Gomti had a thriving ecosystem which gave the river its special character.

Encroachment And Silting Biggest Problems River Faces

Illegal sand mining is posing biggest threat to last of the wild and breeding ghariyals left. Found in maximum strength in national chambal sanctuary running along three states — UP, MP and Rajasthan, ghariyals are losing out to human interference.

Illegal sand mining, fishing and stone quarrying in the sanctuary area is killing ghariyals.