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India: Million litres of untreated sewage polluting holy river Ganga, says report [1]

More than two-thirds of the sewage generated in 118 towns, located along the Ganga river basin is discharged into the river untreated, says a report prepared by a team of experts.

Publication Date: 
13/03/2015
International Business Times [2]
Tags:
Water Pollution [3], River Pollution [4], Ganga [5], Sewage Pollution [6], Sewage Treatment Plants (STP) [7], Mercury [8], Lead [9], Heavy Metals [10], National Green Tribunal (NGT) [11], Central Groundwater Board (CGWB) [12]
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