Pollution is passe. Millions of Kumbh pilgrims bathing in the Ganga did not know they were taking a plunge right in the filth of untreated sewage. A CAG report reveals the shocking saga of the Uttarakhand government's callous mismanagement.

 

Work on the Delhi Jal Board's ambitious interceptor sewer system that is aimed at preventing untreated sewage from the city's drains from falling into the Yamuna is likely to start by the end of August.

For the first time in the state, a unique step is being taken to check environmental pollution.

With only 0.05% of the total area of the country, Delhi is home to 1.34% of India's population. This creates enormous pressure on natural and man-made resources, and generates situations in which non-health determinants may take precedence over the conventional determinants directly associated with health and health care.

New Delhi: Delhi Jal Board has been spending crores of rupees to clean the Yamuna, but with rot having set deep in the utility

Industrial discharge and urban sewage are responsible for the pollution in Sutlej River.

MUMBAI: The next time you dig into that bowl of palak paneer, think of where the spinach comes from. The fact that many of the vegetables consumed by citizens are grown in 'gutter farms' near railway tracks-with sewage water being used for irrigation-may render your favourite dishes rather unpalatable.

The City District Government of Lahore has formed special teams to conduct a detailed survey of Charar drain to assess the pollution level of contaminated waste and its impact on the environment.

District environment department officials told APP on Tuesday three teams would conduct the study so that a comprehensive strategy could be formulated to reduce the pollution level.

The sources said

With barely 45 days to go before the monsoon begins, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has woken up to realise that a part of their responsibility is also to clean up the Mithi river.

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