Water Pollution

Assessment of impact of lockdown on water quality of major rivers

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.

Publication Date: 
23/09/2020
CPCB
Tags:
Water Quality, River Basin, River Pollution, Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD), India, Coronavirus
Water Pollution

Report on river pollution in Uttar Pradesh, 14/02/2020

Report of the Oversight Committee in compliance of National Green Tribunal order passed in O.A. No. 200/2014 in Re: M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India with regard to water quality, untapped drains and status of STPs in Uttar Pradesh.

Judgement Date: 
14/02/2020
Tags:
River Pollution, Ganga, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Uttar Pradesh, Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD)
Water Pollution

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Polluted Rivers, 12/12/2019

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Polluted Rivers, 12/12/2019. Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in association with the State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs)/ Pollution Control Committees (PCCs) monitors the water quality of rivers on a regular basis across the country through a network of monitoring stations.

Publication Date: 
12/12/2019
Lok Sabha
Tags:
River Pollution, India, Parliament, Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD)
Water Pollution

Fish die in Indira Park tank, bureaucrats blame Hussainsagar lake in Hyderabad

Hussainsagar water was said to have been entering the Indira Park tank through a surplus weir.

Publication Date: 
24/07/2019
Deccan Chronicle (Telangana)
Tags:
Telangana, Hussain Sagar, Water Pollution, Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD)
Water Pollution

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Action Plan for Pollution Free Rivers, 08/07/2019

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Action Plan for Pollution Free Rivers, 08/07/2019. The 351 river stretches on 323 rivers are prioritised based on BOD values in five classes.

Publication Date: 
08/07/2019
Rajya Sabha
Tags:
River Pollution, India, Parliament, Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD)
Water Pollution

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Pollution in Rivers, 21/06/2019

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Pollution in Rivers, 21/06/2019. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in association with State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs)/ Pollution Control Committees (PCCs) monitors the water quality of rivers across the country through a network of monitoring stations under the National Water Quality Monitoring Programme. The criteria/norms of standard level water pollution for major rivers are generally based on Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD)levels, a key indicator of organic pollution.

Publication Date: 
Friday, June 21, 2019
Lok Sabha
Tags:
River Pollution, Water Quality, Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD), India, Statistics, Parliament
Water Pollution

NGT appointed panel proposes Talpona River rejuvenation

CANACONA: River Rejuvenation Committee constituted by the order of the National Green Tribunal has proposed the implementation and execution of the action plan to rejuvenate the polluted stretches

Publication Date: 
23/05/2019
Herald (Panjim)
Tags:
Goa, River Pollution, National Green Tribunal (NGT), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD), Water Pollution
Environment

Notice to 14 industrial units for flouting pollution norms

The Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) has issued show-cause notices to 14 large and medium-scale industrial units for releasing untreated water effluents into drains and not complying w

Publication Date: 
24/04/2019
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Haryana, Industrial Pollution, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD), Environment
Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution of river Musi at Hyderabad, Telangana, 05/04/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Mohammed Nayeem Pasha & Others Vs The State of Telangana & Others dated 05/04/2019 regarding pollution of river Musi at Hyderabad (Telangana). The river is contaminated due to disposal of industrial and domestic sewage effluents into it.

Judgement Date: 
05/04/2019
Tags:
Musi, River Pollution, Hyderabad, Telangana, Sewage Pollution, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Waste Disposal, Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD), Faecal Coliforms, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)
Water Pollution

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Identification of Polluted Rivers, 08/02/2019

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Identification of Polluted Rivers, 08/02/2019. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in association with the State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs)/Pollution Control Committees (PCCs) monitors the water quality of rivers across the country, including Gangetic region, through a network of monitoring stations under the National Water Quality Monitoring Programme.

Publication Date: 
Friday, February 8, 2019
Lok Sabha
Tags:
River Pollution, India, Statistics, Parliament, Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD)

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