500km long and has the most populated river basin in the world. Hundreds of millions of people and a huge range of wildlife rely on the river Ganges. But pollution, dams and removal of too much water ...

Ganga is considered as the most polluted river in India. According to religious beliefs, this river is a holy river and the reason for its pollution is poor maintenance and bacteria.

A recent report by the Central Pollution Control Board ... that faecal coliform levels in the Ganga River are far beyond the safe limit of 2,500 MPN/100ml (Most Probable Number per 100 millilitres ...

The water quality of the Ganga river in Bihar is unfit for bathing due to high bacteriological contamination from untreated sewage. The Bihar State Pollution Control Board is monitoring the situation ...

It is an irony that the river that has always been considered the holiest for the Hindus and whose banks held the most profound ... And the stretch of the River Ganga that remains polluted is ...

Patna: Aiming at developing more parking ... During the inspection, it was found that most of the land not surveyed near river Ganga was encroached on at many places, including by anti-social ...

Even as a sacred river, the Ganga is one of the most polluted rivers as a result of industrial effluents, non-treated sewage, and open defecation. The faecal contamination further adds to this ...

So what is it most commonly used for? NARRATOR: The team are in Patna, north-east India. Before starting their investigation they want to find out more about the river, known locally as The Ganga.

How polluted is Sangam ... should not exceed 500 MPN (Most Probable Number) per 100ml. The CPCB report on water quality at different locations along the Ganga and Yamuna also states that faecal ...

most dolphin sightings are in Bhagalpur, Gopalganj, or other parts of eastern and western Bihar. Children look at a dolphin found in the Gandak river, in Patna | ANI file photo “Now, Ganga ...

Both towns are places of pilgrimage located in the upper reaches of the Ganges where the river leaves the Himalayas and where the pollution begins ... and from 2.5 to 2.2 mg/L in Patna; at other ...

Pilgrims take a holy dip in the confluence of the rivers Ganga ... the river water in which pilgrims take a holy dip during the Maha Kumbh in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj, the Central Pollution ...