Groundwater Pollution

A report on assessment of pollution of drains carrying sewage /industrial effluent joining river Ganga and its tributaries (Kali-East/Ramganga) between Haridwar (Down) to Kanpur (Down)

The main causes attributed to the Pollution of River Ganga are due to disposal of industrial and domestic sewage effluent directly by drains or indirectly through tributaries.

Publication Date: 
02/01/2017
Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam
Tags:
River Pollution, Ganga, Ramganga, Haridwar, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, Sewage, Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD), Drainage, Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP), Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Industrial Waste
Solid Waste

China detains 11 for dumping garbage in Yangtze: Xinhua

China has detained 11 people for dumping more than 2,900 tonnes of garbage into the Yangtze river in Jiangsu province, the official Xinhua news agency reported late on Sunday.

Publication Date: 
26/12/2016
Reuters
Tags:
Water Pollution, River Pollution, China, Garbage, Waste Disposal, Water Quality
Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding disposal of sewage into Kothari river and Samodi talab, Bhilwara, Rajasthan, 23/12/2016

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Babulal Jajoo Vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors. dated 23/12/2016 regarding disposal of sewage into Kothari river and Samodi talab, Bhilwara, Rajasthan. NGT took note of the fact that a project at the cost of Rs. 445 Crores has been planned for Bhilwara for setting up sewage network along with the STP of 30 MLD capacity and the site for the same has also been identified.

Judgement Date: 
23/12/2016
Tags:
Water Pollution, Sewage Pollution, Bhilwara (D), Rajasthan, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), River Pollution
Water Pollution

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Protection of rivers and water bodies from pollution, 12/12/2016

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Protection of rivers and water bodies from pollution, 12/12/2016. The effluent standards notified by the Government for discharge into rivers and water bodies all across the country are also applicable for tourist and pilgrimage sites.

Publication Date: 
12/12/2016
Rajya Sabha
Tags:
River Pollution, Rivers, Water Pollution, India, Parliament, Water Quality
Water Pollution

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Prevention of Water Pollution in Ganga, 05/12/2016

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Prevention of Water Pollution in Ganga, 05/12/2016. Water quality monitoring of river Ganga is being carried out by CPCB from Gangotri to Diamond Harbour.

Publication Date: 
05/12/2016
Rajya Sabha
Tags:
Water Pollution, Ganga, River Pollution, India, Water Quality, Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD), Parliament
Water Pollution

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Prevention of Water Pollution in Ganga, 05/12/2016

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Prevention of Water Pollution in Ganga, 05/12/2016. Water quality monitoring of river Ganga is being carried out by CPCB from Gangotri to Diamond Harbour.

Publication Date: 
05/12/2016
Rajya Sabha
Tags:
Water Pollution, Ganga, River Pollution, India, Water Quality, Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD), Parliament
Water Pollution

Multiple authos, no monitoring failed Ganga cleaning: IITs

The consortium of IITs in Bombay, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras and Roorkee, was entrusted with the task of finalising a holistic Ganga River Basin Management (GRBM) programme.

Publication Date: 
02/12/2016
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Ganga, River Pollution, Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT), National Green Trbunal (NGT), Uttar Pradesh, Water Pollution
Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution of river Mahananda, West Bengal, 29/11/2016

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) dated 29/11/2016 regarding pollution of river Mahananda, West Bengal. National Green Tribunal expressed dismay at the condition of the river Mahananda as evident from the photographs placed by Subhas Datta, the applicant, indicating the situation after Chhat Puja, 2016.

Judgement Date: 
29/11/2016
Tags:
Mahananda, River Pollution, Siliguri, Jalpaiguri (D), West Bengal, Religious Beliefs, Festival, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Water Pollution

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Pollutants in River Systems, 29/11/2016

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Pollutants in River Systems, 29/11/2016. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) along with State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs) is monitoring the river water quality across the country through a network of 1275 monitoring stations on various rivers under National Water Quality Monitoring Programme (NWQMP).

Publication Date: 
29/11/2016
Lok Sabha
Tags:
River Pollution, Water Quality, Rivers, Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD), India, Parliament
Water Pollution

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Common Effluent Treatment Plants, 29/11/2016

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Common Effluent Treatment Plants, 29/11/2016. According to Central Pollution Control Board, 193 Common Effluent Treatment Plants (CETPs) are installed in the country with combined capacity of 1474 Million Litres per Day (MLD) which is given at Annexure – I. There are 920 Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) in different States/UTs including Tamil Nadu and West Bengal out of which, 615 STPs are operational, 80 STPs are non-operational, 154 STPs are under construction and 71 STPs are under planning stage. The details of the STPs are given at Annexure – II.

Publication Date: 
Tuesday, November 29, 2016
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP), India, Statistics, Parliament, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), River Pollution

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