Uttarakhand Pollution Control Board said that Ganga river water in Haridwar was found in ‘B’ category
Haridwar: According to the Uttarakhand Pollution Control Board on Wednesday, the Ganga river water in Haridwar was determined to be in the “B” category, which means it is okay for bathing but not for drinking.
Every month, the Uttarakhand Pollution Control Board tests the Ganga water at around eight locations near Haridwar, which is on the Uttar Pradesh border.
The Ganga River’s water quality during the month of November was determined to be in the “B” category at the most recent testing. Five classifications are assigned to the river water, with ‘A’ being the least harmful (meaning that it may be utilized as a drinking source after disinfection) and ‘E’ being the most poisonous.
“The Central Pollution Control Board has separated the water quality into five classes,” UKPCB regional official Rajendra Singh said in an exclusive interview with ANI. The quality of the Ganga has been determined to be in the ‘B’ category based on four parameters: pH, dissolved oxygen, biological oxygen, and total coliform bacteria. This indicates that the Ganga water is appropriate for bathing.
The village priest, Ujwal Pandit, also voiced his worries about the growing water contamination. He said that human waste had an impact on the Ganga water’s cleanliness.
“We may treat our illnesses by taking a bath in just Ganga water. It cures illnesses like cancer. We assert that there won’t be any contaminants in Ganga water if you take it today and examine it ten years later. However, human waste is the source of whatever information is emerging about the Ganga water’s cleanliness; therefore we must alter it,” he said.
In the meanwhile, throughout the last several years, there has been significant worry about the pollution in India’s river systems, particularly in Delhi’s Yamuna River.
Concerns over the possible health danger were raised on December 1 when a thick layer of hazardous foam was seen floating on the Yanuma River’s surface.
