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Time running out to preserve Ganga: Manmohan [1]

Expresses concern over discharge of 2,900 million litres of sewage

Warning that time was running out to preserve the Ganga, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday pulled up State governments for tardy performance on sewage treatment and asked them to take action against industries polluting the river. Expressing concern over discharge of 2,900 million litres of sewage in the river daily,

Publication Date: 
18/04/2012
Hindu (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Ganga [3], Sewage Treatment Plants (STP) [4], River Pollution [5], Industrial Pollution [6], State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) [7], Industrial Waste [8], Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT) [9], Ecology [10], Hazardous Waste [11]
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