River Filled With Excreta, Devoid Of Oxygen: Pollution Control Board Survey
New Delhi: We all know Yamuna water is not fit for bathing, let alone drinking. But the latest report from the Central Pollution Control Board, sure to raise a stink before the Commonwealth Games in the capital, says the river is so full of excreta that its water resembles that of a drain.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today asked the Punjab Pollution Control Board to prepare a detailed report on level of pollution in Budha Nullah.
The Bench, comprising Chief Justice Mukul Mudgal and Justice Jasbir Singh, asked the Board to compare the present level with the one at the time a petition in this regard was filed.
Visakhapatnam , Jan. 12: Officials and environmentalists suspect that pharmaceutical units might have dumped pollutants in Yeleru canal leading to the death of fish in large quantities.
ISLAMABAD: Over 400 million gallons of untreated industrial waste are being discharged into the sea daily and the city district government of Karachi is finding it difficult to handle the situation because of lack of funds, Environment Minister Hameed Ullah Jan informed the National Assembly during a question-hour on Monday.
Industrial pollutants flowing down Sutlej from Himachal Pradesh have jeopardised the lives of thousands of winged visitors to the Nangal national wetland.
Residents complain of the colour of the river water, which has changed to black, near Brahmla Khad. Even the area contractor for fishing, Vijay Kumar, accepted that the water had changed its colour since Monday afternoon.
NEW DELHI: The World Bank on Wednesday announced a soft loan of $one billion in the next 5 to 7 years for the recently launched National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) to clean and conserve the river.
