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Question raised in Lok Sabha on Polluted River Stretches, 08/03/2016 [1]

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Polluted River Stretches, 08/03/2016. Discharge of untreated and partially treated sewage from cities / towns and industrial effluents constitute a major source of pollution in rivers. As per the report published by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in February 2015, 302 polluted river stretches have been identified on 275 rivers based on Bio-chemical
Oxygen Demand (BOD) levels, a key indicator of organic pollution. The State-wise details are at Annexure.

Publication Date: 
Tuesday, March 8, 2016
Lok Sabha [2]
Tags:
River Pollution [3], Statistics [4], Rivers [5], India [6], Parliament [7]

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