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A Review Paper of Ganga Stream Contamination – Causes and Cure

Journal: International Journal of Engineering Research (IJER) (Vol.7, No. 3)

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Page : 521-523

Keywords : Ganga; Contamination; river; pollution;

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Abstract

Water quality deterioration has serious implications for the provision of water for drinking, irrigation, industry, and is very important determinant of public health. The Ganga watercourse, largest stream in Bharat, occupies nearly third of the geographical region of India, has been thought-about because the most sacred stream of Republic of India. Having a rare non secular importance for Hindus, the stream Ganga is affected from increasing level of pollution from urban and industrial areas. The amount of natural contaminants like halide and arsenic, and chemical pollutants especially pesticides and pesticides and industrial pollutants is high and rising at many places in Ganga stream. Today, Ganga has been thought of as sixth most impure stream within the world. The matter has arisen for the most part as a result of the discharge of untreated urban wastes and industrial effluents, crimination of dead bodies on the stream bank etc., from the cascade of huge and medium cities set on the course of Ganga and its tributaries. the employment of poor water quality of Ganga stream causes infectious disease, cholera, hepatitis, furthermore as severe symptom that still be one in every of the leading causes of death of kids in Republic of India. Variety of initiatives are undertaken to wash the stream together with Ganga action arrange, Yamuna action arrange, and constitution of National stream Ganga Basin Authority etc. Recently Namami Ganga Project has been initiated by the govt. of Republic of India to wash the Ganga stream.

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