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Pollution and conservation of Ganga river in modern India [1]

According to a World Bank Sponsored Study (State of Environment Report- U.P.) pollution levels in the Ganga are contributing 9-12% of total disease burden in Uttar Pradesh. The coliform bacteria levels are in excess of 2 lakh MPN as against the national water quality standard of 5000. The report estimated total health damage on account of water pollution in up to is around 6.4 million daily (Disability Adjusted Life Year).

Publication Date: 
01/04/2013
Basant Rai [2]
International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications [3]
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Ganga [4], River Pollution [5], Uttar Pradesh [6], Water Quality [7], Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) [8], Faecal Coliforms [9], Waste Disposal [10], Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) [11], Allahabad (T) [12], Varanasi (T) [13], Religious Beliefs [14], Ganga Action Plan [15], Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) [16], Water Pollution Control [17], India [18]

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