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Polluted river stretches in India: criteria and status [1]

CPCB is monitoring the water quality in India under National Water Quality Monitoring Programme. The present monitoring network comprises of 1429 stations in 27 States and 6 Union Territories spread over the country. The monitoring network covers 293 Rivers (810 stations), 94 Lakes (102 stations), 9 Tanks, 41 Ponds, 15 Creeks/seawater, 23 Canals, 18 Drains and 411 Wells.

Publication Date: 
01/08/2011
CPCB [2]
Tags:
River Pollution [3], India [4], Water Quality [5], Water Pollution [6], Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) [7], Surface Water [8]
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