The Ganga river water was found to be suitable for bathing at most monitoring centers, the Central Pollution Control Board data showed, The Economics Times has repoted.

The health of Ganga River has seen significantly improved amid the enforcement of nationwide lockdown. The lockdown definitely has led to reduction in dumping of industrial waste into it.

A three-week lockdown has been enforced in the country since March 24 with its 130 crore people instructed to stay home, maintain social distancing in view of the coronavirus outbreak, which has claimed 50 lives so far and infected over 1,965 people in the country.

The Ganga river water was found to be suitable for bathing at most monitoring centers, the Central Pollution Control Board data showed.

According to the real time water monitoring data of the CPCB, out of the 36 monitoring units placed at various points of the Ganga river, the water quality around 27 points was suitable for bathing and propagation of wildlife and fisheries.

The parameters that the monitoring stations monitor online are dissolved oxygen (more than 6 mg/litre), biochemical oxygen demand (less than 2 mg/litre), total coliform levels (5000 per 100 ml) and pH (range between 6.5 and 8.5) to assess the health ..

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