Assessment of Pollution of Ganga

A study for assessment of the pollution load caused by the major drains discharging into the river Ganga was undertaken by the Ministry for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation for 118 river front towns on the banks of river Ganga. The scope of study includes assessment of status of Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs), need for modernization, availability of power for running the STPs, status of O&M of STPs, status of 144 Nallas and scope for River Front Development. The study team consisted of experts from six different organizations under this Ministry namely, National Institute of Hydrology (NIH), Central Water Commission (CWC), Central Soil and Materials Research Station (CSMRS), National Water Development Agency (NWDA), Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) and National Projects Construction Corporation (NPCC).