The notification for setting up the Ganga River Basin Authority for comprehensive management of the basin. The authority chaired by the prime minister will consist of the chief ministers of the Ganga basin states as members along with related ministers of the central government.

Whereas the river Ganga is of unique importance ascribed to reasons that are geographical, historical, socio-cultural and economic giving it the status of a national river. And whereas the river Ganga has been facing serious threat due to discharge of increasing quantities of sewage effluents, trade effluents and other pollutants on account of rapid urbanisation and industrialisation.

Strongly objecting to Union ministry of environment and forests

The Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) on Monday sent a team to collect river water from Gomti barrage to find out its dissolved oxygen level.

The step was taken after largescale death of fish was reported recently in the water stretch.

The latest report of the Parliamentary standing committee on environment & forests presented to Rajya Sabha on Feb 17, 2009. Expresses serious concern over the ineffective implementation of Ganga Action Plan and Yamuna Action Plan.

Indore under water emergency THE Malwa region of western Madhya Pradesh is facing acute water shortage. Most reservoirs in the region dried up as early as December following a scant monsoon. While Ujjain residents are getting water supply for an hour in four days, Indore has declared water emergency from February to June 2009. This is the first time an Indian city has declared water

People come to the Bhima river in Pandharpur, Maharashtra, to rejoice. They leave behind a drain Pandharpur, a pilgrim town on the banks of the Bhima river in Maharashtra, hosts four religious yatras every year. Over two million people take part in these yatras, which celebrate, among other things, four months (chatur maas) of Lord Vishnu

ERODE: For long people who believe in Hindu mythology have used holy rivers to wash off their sins.

With the passage of time, the

The Government is all set to fix responsibility for pollution of the Yamuna. In its first initiative, the Delhi Government is to bring a law in an effort to direct the polluting industries and establishments in the confines of Delhi to check pollution right in their backyards. They would be asked to install mini-Sewage Treatment Plants to check pollutants before draining them into the Yamuna.

Chemists show how waste-water contamination affects ecosystem.

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