Sabarmati second most polluted river in India
Category : Water Pollution |
Location : Gujarat | Posted on 2023-02-02 23:45:50
The Sabarmati is the second most polluted river in India after the Cooum river in Tamil Nadu, according to a Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) November 2022 report tabled by the Union ministry of jal shakti.
The CPCB data identified 311 polluted stretches on 279 rivers based on monitoring results in terms of biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), an indicator of organic pollution.
