Ganga water in Haridwar unsafe for drinking, suitable for bathing
The Ganga river water in Haridwar was found to be in 'B' category, making it unsafe for drinking but suitable for bathing, said Uttarakhand Pollution Control Board on Wednesday.
The Ganga river water in Haridwar was found to be in 'B' category, making it unsafe for drinking but suitable for bathing, said Uttarakhand Pollution Control Board on Wednesday.
Scientists documented many river-course changes, called avulsions, including some in response to earthquakes.
Ahead of the last day of the 4-day Chhath Puja festival, devotees gathered on the banks of the Ganga river at Digha Ganga Ghat in Patna on Monday morning to worship the rising Sun.
According to officials, the water level of the river Ganga at the Parmarth Niketan Ghat has declined in the past twenty-four hours.
After existence of Covid virus in Gomti river, Ganga water samples tested, declared Covid Free
Kajal Mandal, the pradhan of the Hiranandapur GP, however, refused he had started making such public announcements.
The PM stressed that it will give a boost to the fight against the pandemic.
According to sources, incessant rainfall in north Bengal in the past few days had caused swelling of the three rivers that flow through Malda- -Ganga, Mahananda and Fulhar-- resulting in water-logging in some parts of Old Malda and English Bazaar.
The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), under the Jal Shakti Ministry, had sent a proposal to ICMR to perform a clinical trial on Ganga water to examine if it can be used to treat patients infected with the Coronavirus.
Twelve Union ministers, nine secretaries of Central departments and chief ministers of UP, Uttarakhand and Bihar are scheduled to participate in the first meeting of the National Ganga Council on Saturday.
