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700 mn litres of waste dumped each day: CPCB
Source: DNA, Date: , 2017
Source: DNA, New Delhi, April, 2017 :- In the key stretch of Ganga, between
Haridwar and Kanpur, 30 drains are directly discharging 701 million litres/day
(MLD) of waste water in the Ganga, a recent report of the Central Pollution
Control Board has said. The report also highlighted that barring three of the
30 drains, all other drains directly releasing effluents into Ganga indicate
the presence of pesticides. Also, four drains of Kanpur carried a high
concentration of Chromium, ranging from 2mg/l to 84 mg/l. "It has been
observed that Ganga receives 3,048MLD of waste water," the report said.
CPCB, the country's pollution watchdog, submitted a ground report of these 30
drains on the orders of the National Green Tribunal (NGT). The NGT had ordered
last October that the drains in the Hardiwar-Kanpur stretch directly releasing
effluents into Ganga needed to be physically inspected to record the quantum
and quality of effluents going into the river and its main tributaries.
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