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River Pollution

Rs. 200 crore

Amount spent in an attempt to curb pollution in the Sabarmati river from 2014-15 to 2017-18. But the pollution has only worsened, inviting wrath from the Gujarat High Court, which has reprimanded the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) and the Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB). The High Court observed that the root cause of pollution in the Sabarmati was the lack of accountability on part of the authorities, as there appears to be a nexus between the officials and industries that discharge untreated effluents into the river stream, polluting its water.

Last Modified: 02-Nov-2021 4:44 AM

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Tags River Pollution Sabarmati Ahmedabad

Source The Hindu | Mahesh Langa

120

Number of species of fish that inhabited the Mula - Mutha rivers in Pune during the early 1940s. That number has now shrunk to just 8. High pollution levels, because of discharge of untreated industrial effluents, has led to a 93% decline in native fish species especially over the past two decades, according to SS Kharat, ichthyologist and principal of Modern College.

Last Modified: 17-Nov-2020 8:41 AM

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Tags River Pollution Mula - Mutha Pune

Source Hindustan Times | Shrinivas Deshpande