“Review of Proposals for Sewage Treatment in Varanasi.” Friends of the Ganges Swatcha Ganga Campaign. Review of Proposals for Sewage Treatment in Varanasi Two Proposals In 1997, at the request of the Varanasi Nagar Nigam (VNN), the Sankat Mochan Foundation (SMF) submitted a Project Feasibility Report (PFR) for sewage interception,…
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“Kanpur Pilot Remediation of Hexavalent Chromium – Contaminated Groundwater.” Blacksmith Institute. Click here to read this report. Genre: Kanpur Articles, Wastewater Issues Articles, What Has Been Done & Current Activism ArticlesSubjects: Kanpur, Wastewater Issues, What Has Been Done & Current Activism
“Ganga pollution: five more tanneries to be closed down in Kanpur.” The Hindu. 27 January 2011. Ganga pollution: five more tanneries to be closed down in Kanpur PTI Kanpur, January 27, 2011 The Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board has ordered closure of five more tanneries in Kanpur which were discharging…
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“Environment and Social Management Framework (ESMF).” NGRBA, MoEF. GoI. Vol 1. Jan 2011. The river Ganga has significant economic, environmental and cultural value in India. Rising in the Himalayas and flowing in to the Bay of Bengal, the river traverses a course of more than 2,500 km through the plains…
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“Status of water supply and wastewater generation and treatment in Class-I cities and Class-II towns of India.” CPCB, GoI. 2009 This is the fourth in a decadal series of reports published by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), previous ones published in 1978-79, 1989-90 and 2000, which provides basic information about the…
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“Petition Regarding Stopping of Work on Tehri Dam Project and Amendment in Tehri Hydro Development Corporation (THDC) Plan to Save Ganga River from Pollution.” Click here to read this petition. Genre: Hydropower Dams & Water Diversions Articles, Tehri Articles, What Has Been Done & Current Activism ArticlesSubjects: Hydropower Dams &…
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Pokharel, K. “India’s Holy Ganges to Get a Serious Cleanup.” The Wall Street Journal. 11 March 2010. India’s Holy Ganges Gets A Cleanup By Krishna Pokharel February 13, 2010 VARANASI, India—More than a million devout Hindus bathed in the Ganges River Friday, braving the risk of terrorist attack, stampede and…
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Pepper, D. “India’s rivers are drowning in pollution.” CNN Money. 4 June 2007. India’s rivers are drowning in pollution The Indian government has spent half-a-billion dollars trying to clean up Delhi’s Yamuna River. It’s only gotten worse, says Fortune’s Daniel Pepper. By Daniel Pepper, Fortune June 4, 2007 (Fortune Magazine)…
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Mishra, V.B. “The Ganga at Varanasi and a travail to stop her abuse.” Current Science, Volume 89, No. 5. 10 September 2005. Click here to read this report. Genre: General Information About Ganga & the Issues Articles, Varanasi Articles, Wastewater Issues Articles, What Has Been Done & Current Activism ArticlesSubjects:…
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“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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