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Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)">“Status of Sewage Treatment Plants in Ganga Basin” by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)

“Status of Sewage Treatment Plants in Ganga Basin.” Central Pollution Control Board. Click here to read this report. Genre: Ganga Action Plans & Restoration Efforts by the Government of India Articles, Wastewater Issues Articles, What Has Been Done & Current Activism ArticlesSubjects: Ganga Action Plans & Restoration Efforts by the…
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Genre: Ganga Action Plans & Restoration Efforts by the Government of India Articles, Wastewater Issues Articles, What Has Been Done & Current Activism Articles
Subjects: Ganga Action Plans & Restoration Efforts by the Government of India, Wastewater Issues, What Has Been Done & Current Activism

EcoFriends, Suparna Sharma">“Kanpur: chromium disaster” by EcoFriends, Suparna Sharma

Sharma, S. “Kanpur: chromium disaster.” Clean Ganga Campaign, 2003. Kanpur: chromium disaster By Suparna Sharma June, 2003 Lethal chromium wastes are lying along the banks of the Ganga in Kanpur.  In any sane country, this would be considered an environmental catastrophe. How does the legal system in a country like…
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Genre: Environmental Issues Articles, Kanpur Articles, Wastewater Issues Articles
Subjects: Environmental Issues, Kanpur, Wastewater Issues

Jagat">“Thousands of fish wash up dead at Vishram Ghat” by Jagat

Jagat. “Thousands of fish wash up dead at Vishram Ghat.” Vrindavan Today. 13 November 2010. Thousands of fish wash up dead at Vishram Ghat By Jagat November 13, 2010 Another sign of the holy Yamuna’s pitiable condition came yesterday morning when bathers came to the river to perform their daily…
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Genre: Environmental Issues Articles, Vrindavan Articles, Wastewater Issues Articles
Subjects: Environmental Issues, Vrindavan, Wastewater Issues

S. Hamner">“The role of water use patterns and sewage pollution in incidence of water-borne/enteric diseases along the Ganges River in Varanasi, India” by S. Hamner

Hamner, S. et. al. “The role of water use patterns and sewage pollution in incidence of water-borne/enteric diseases along the Ganges River in Varanasi, India.” International Journal of Environmental Health Research, Volume 16(2): 113-132. April 2006. Click here to read this study. Genre: Environmental Issues Articles, Varanasi Articles, Wastewater Issues…
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Genre: Environmental Issues Articles, Varanasi Articles, Wastewater Issues Articles
Subjects: Environmental Issues, Varanasi, Wastewater Issues

PTI">“Goddess Durga fights for environment in Kolkata” by PTI

PTI October 7, 2010 Kolkata:  The ten-armed warrior Goddess Durga, who was once asked by the Gods to slain the demon Mahishasura, has now been roped in by the West Bengal government to fight environmental pollution! Durga Puja organisers have been encouraged to use solar power and LED lights to…
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Genre: Environmental Issues Articles, Kolkata Articles, Wastewater Issues Articles, What Has Been Done & Current Activism Articles
Subjects: Environmental Issues, Kolkata, Wastewater Issues, What Has Been Done & Current Activism

EcoFriends">“Carcinogens in drinking water in the Ganga basin” by EcoFriends

EcoFriends October, 2002 Carcinogens in drinking water threaten the health of rural masses in downstream Kanpur According to a press release issued by Eco Friends (EF), a Kanpur-based NGO, groundwater users in the downstream areas of Kanpur, are under serious threat due to poor quality water. The NGO commissioned the…
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Genre: Environmental Issues Articles, Kanpur Articles, Wastewater Issues Articles
Subjects: Environmental Issues, Kanpur, Wastewater Issues

Jayanta Basu">“Hooghly pollution rap for civic body – River most sullied in city, says panel” by Jayanta Basu

Scan on river pollution – Monitor plan shot down By Jayanta Basu Saturday, April 19, 2008 The state environment department has decided to constitute a cell within the state pollution control board and an independent committee to monitor pollution of the Hooghly, after the Centre shot down the proposal to…
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Genre: Environmental Issues Articles, Kolkata Articles, Wastewater Issues Articles
Subjects: Environmental Issues, Kolkata, Wastewater Issues

IANS">“Fish deaths alarm Mathura” by IANS

IANS January 9, 2011 Mathura, Jan 9 (IANS) Thousands of dead fish have been found floating in the Yamuna river in Mathura in the past couple of days, causing alarm among the devout and the environmentalists in the Hindu holy city. Priests at the ghats said the deaths were due…
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Genre: Environmental Issues Articles, Vrindavan Articles, Wastewater Issues Articles
Subjects: Environmental Issues, Vrindavan, Wastewater Issues