Thread by @Indian_Rivers

-Request @cleanganganmcg @CPCB_OFFICIAL to also look into changes in riparian biodiversity in addition to conventional chemical analyses. Apart from good #rainfall, halt in sand mining hs helped #Yamuna with lean season flows. @RajivRanjanMis5
thehindu.com/sci-tech/energ… @yamunajiye

-Request @raghav_chadha @ankit_delhii
to make @DelhiJalBoard assessment results public. @ngtmcyamuna2 indianexpress.com/article/cities… @AdityaDubey2003 @BhavreenMK @rsuri54 @vikranttongad @nivedita_Him @amitratheeadv @kanchikohli @WaterWatch2 @indiawater @riversnwatersos @kumkumdasgupta

Its time for #Delhi govt @ArvindKejriwal @msisodia to start real-time monitoring of #river.

Hope @DrGargava @CPCB_OFFICIAL wld also put outcome of sample analysis done for #Yamuna in public domain.
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@IndiaRiverForum @sidagarwal @Venkatesh_D @DefeatKorona

UP energy min @EMofficeUP writes to @gssjodhpur saying cleaner #Yamuna in #lockdown indicates despite repeated reminders industries discharging waste into #river hv not set-up treatment plants. @myogiadityanath @UPPCBLKO @dreamgirlhema timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/u… @BrajwasiRaghav

-Following #CPCB directions, #Haryana SPCB member secretary S Narayanan directed regional officers to collect samples of all #water bodies before April 14 to assess impact of #lockdown & submit reports by April 21. tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/p… @amitratheeadv @yamunajiye @indiawater

-BBMP official said this clearly shows industrial effluents wr sole cause of #river turning toxic. "We wrote to KSPCB, BWSSB many times requesting to close down various industries along #river. They agree, even issue orders but nothing changes on ground,".
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru…

-#Water not tested for pollutants but dumping of pollutants shld b stopped at all times, not just current extraordinary 1. "That it doesn't happen at other times is because of regulatory failures, corruption,"@leofsaldanha said.
ndtv.com/india-news/cor… @zenrainman @indiawater

#UrbanRiver:- Amid #lockdown Periyar #river #water turns black, stinking at Eloor.

-PCB collects sample, activists say everything ends with sample collection.

-PCB blames Irrigation dept for not raising shutters.

-Irrigation dept rubbishes claims.

newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2…

#UrbanWater:- Operation Breakthrough, project started to tackle #urbanflooding of Kochi, hs bn stalled since nationwide #lockdown commenced. Though plans r being mooted to restart it by Ernakulam dist admin, final decision is yet to b taken.
thenewsminute.com/article/monsoo… @indiawater

#UrbanRivers, Panchaganga, Kolhapur:- KMC sees ~30MLD drop in total sewage gnrtn.

-Total installed cpcty of 2 STPs 93MLD.
-Total gnrtn ~120MLD.
-Currently treating ~60 MLD.

#River #Water #Lockdown
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolhapur/… @WaterWatch2 @nivedita_Him @Jeevitnadi @yamunajiye

#Assam:- From April 12, PCB started collection of #river #water samples to ascertain impact of #COVID19 #lockdown. It will collect ~101 samples & conduct tests to ascertain pollution level.
sentinelassam.com/guwahati-city/… @indiawater @OmairTAhmad @HimalayaColl8ve @IndiaRiverForum

#Karnataka SPCB data shows #River #Cauvery #water quality at A & B in more spots in sharp contrast to pollution lvl recorded prior to #lockdown when it ws much worse at C.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysuru/lo… @zenrainman @leofsaldanha @NityJayaraman @SaciWATERs @veenas_water @HariniNagendra

What rivers cleaning programs lack so far & useful suggestions on way forward to keep rivers cleaner post #lockdown by KAS Mani. science.thewire.in/environment/ga… @RajivRanjanMis5 @ankit_delhii @ngtmcyamuna2 @yamunajiye @Venkatesh_D @lifeindia2016 @IndiaRiverForum @sidagarwal @MallikaBG

#JammuKashmir:-Despite havoc wreaked to holy Devika #river in Purmandal by untreated sewerage, authorities appear to b quite carefree about how to address issue resultant menace of pollution. @DailyExcelsior1
dailyexcelsior.com/water-quality-… @JamwalNidhi @AtharParvaiz @OmairTAhmad

#Gurugram ~355MLD sewage discharge on, factory's nil. Manesar CETP gets ~55MLD industrial, Gurugram industrial waste goes to Behrampur, Dhanwapur STPs. Better BOD establishes industries flout rules, in/directly discharge effluent in Najafgarh: CE, GMDA.
hindustantimes.com/gurugram/najaf…

S Narayanan HSPCB mem sec says survey to assess impact of lockdown on #water quality being conducted in 3 phs. In 1st, samples collected frm dt of #lockdown till April 12. 2nd ph on frm April 14 to May 24. 3rd ph after lockdown. timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/gurgaon/a… @nvedwan @amitratheeadv

#AndhraPradesh:-PCB on March 31 said no significant decline in #river pollution. Jr scientist BV Prasad said, “Main contributor to #water pollution ws domestic & industrial effluents mixing. People throwing garbage, bathing r seasonal, secondary reasons.” newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-…

#Ganga #river:- This will change on April 20 when several sectors start reopening gradually. #Experts said lesson from #lockdown is to strictly ensure industries meet effluent discharge standards. @jayashreenandi @yamunajiye @CPCB_OFFICIAL @indiawater
hindustantimes.com/india-news/som…

#Karnataka:-SPCB mem. sec. Basavaraj Patil says rivers #water quality hs improved. KSPCB wanted to analyse improvement extent & hs identified 17 #river stretches. Dist officers hv bn asked to collect sample & furnish report before #lockdown is lifted.
outlookindia.com/newsscroll/kta…

#Delhi:-“In April 2019, average flow was 1000 cusecs compared to average flow of 3900 cusecs in April 2020. Therefore, dilution is also contributing to improvement of #water quality in #river #Yamuna,” DPCC report.
thehindu.com/news/cities/De… @yamunajiye @AdityaDubey2003 @indiawater

#UrbanRivers; #Chennai:-Adyar, Cooum, Buckingham canal cleaner than fortnight ago, with no industrial effluents flowing in frm closed factories. PWD officials say, domestic sewage flowing thrgh illegal inlets continues to sully #water bodies. timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/p… @SaciWATERs

#GANGA:- #Lockdown meant to curb spread of #coronavirus appears helping #river. bbc.com/news/av/world-…

Periyar; #Kochi:-HC said, “We r spurred to suo motu address this issue since #river pollution can cause extremely deleterious consequences to our state, it being 1 with largest discharge potential, providing #water to major towns, cities.” newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2… @sweatonthefloor

#Kerala SPCB officials said comparative studies wr being conducted on pollution along Pathalam-Eloor stretch during pre-lockdown & #lockdown periods.“Results r yet to b out, but April 10 sampling revealed high coliform presence.” newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2… @indiawater @ChennaiRains

#Bengaluru:-#NGT panel on Bellandur, Varthur to request govt to restart works including desilting soon after #lockdown is lifted giving no scope for pollutants to enter #water bodies.

-Say minimum or no pollution in Vrushabhavathi #river.
newindianexpress.com/cities/bengalu… @zenrainman

#CAUVERY, Karnataka:- For last few yrs, #river #water quality had reached 'C' category frm 'B' during summer. However, it remained 'A' this April. As per SPCB officials water quality ws tested at Bhagamandala, Napoklu, Dubare, Kushalnagar.
deccanherald.com/state/mangalur… @atree_org

#Haryana:-Contrast in #water colour at conflunce of Drain no. 2 & #Yamuna at Khojkipur, Panipat. Polluted water of drain seems blocked by #river current. Balraj Bapoli, 22 April 2020 @yamunajiye @ngtmcyamuna2 @amitratheeadv @nivedita_Him @vikranttongad @Venkatesh_D @stevenlockett

-For Somb its purely exaggeration, hardly anything do with #lockdown. Its seasonal #river & regularly flushed by Western Yamuna Canal #water from Dadupur barrage. No industrial pollution there except farming chemical runoff. @yamunajiye @DrGargava @ngtmcyamuna2 @narayanansreeni

-Excess #water diversion for canal based Hydro projects is eroding Somb #river banks, depriving #Yamuna of flows d/s Hathini Kund Barrage apart from facilitating large scale mechanized riverbed & #floodplain mining. @amitratheeadv @JagranNews @nvedwan @vikranttongad @Venkatesh_D

#Jharkhand:- SPCB report dated April 21 claims improvement in Subarnarekha #river & Kharkai river #water quality during #lockdown.
bhaskar.com/jharkhand/jams… @yamunajiye @Venkatesh_D @debadityo @ranjanpanda @nivedita_Him @amitratheeadv @sweatonthefloor

#Ganga #Uttarakhand:-SEPCB report finds significant improvement in BOD level & decrease in total coliform number at Devprayag, Rishikesh, Har Ki Paidi. Puts #river #water quality in A category which is potable after chlorination.
amarujala.com/dehradun/uttar… @MallikaBG @indiawater

#Punjab:-PPCB data revealed Sutlej #river #water to b in Class B category at 5 locations of 12 frm Nangal to Kiratpur Sahib in Ropar & recorded ‘C’,’D’,’E’ at 7 locations. At Ropar headworks it turned into ‘C’ & remained same u/s Budha Nullah in Ludhiana. indianexpress.com/article/cities…

-PPCB mem sec Karunesh Garg said #lockdown failed to improve #water quality in Satluj as untreated sewerage, waste from dairies continues to flow into Buddha Nullah & then into #river, nullifying environmental effects of lockdown. timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ludhiana/… @ManshiAsher @ManuMoudgil

-Ludhiana needs 650MLD STP capacity. Combined capacity of 5 existing STPs is not more than 425MLD. Remaining waste is being drained into #river systems, even installed capacity is not working to full efficiency. timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ludhiana/… @yamunajiye @WaterWatch2 @sidagarwal

#UrbanWater; Chennai:- WRD officials said waste #water discharge into Ambattur & Korattur lakes has reduced to 1/5 of earlier amount over past 1 month. Decrease in flow of industrial effluents could probably be due to #lockdwon.
thehindu.com/news/cities/ch… @indiawater @rajbhagatt

#UrbanWater; Ludhiana: AS industrial waste hs bn visibly reduced, villagers asking govt to take required measures to stop dumping of untreated dairy waste/sewage #water into Buddha nullah. tribuneindia.com/news/ludhiana/… @ManshiAsher @ManuMoudgil @amitratheeadv @indiawater @nvedwan

#Gujarat:-“Sm industries r operating under essential manufacturing, so we now know nature of chemicals pumped in,” official. “Plus, thr is municipal sewage too. But we now hv reference point & any deterioration in #river health can help us nab culprits.” timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad…

#HimachalPradesh:Environment indices in Baddi’s industrial belt shows ongoing #lockdown seems hv vry little impact on #water pollution lvls.
tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/… @ManshiAsher @SumitMahar @ManuMoudgil @_Vaishnavi_R @amitratheeadv @nvedwan @yamunajiye @nivedita_Him @sidagarwal

#NARMADA, #MadhayaPradesh:SPCB finds remarkable improvement in #river #water quality in Onkareshwar in #lockdown. TDS ~100, Turbidity<10NTU, bed visible from 10ft height. Locals say 1st time in ~25 yrs.
bhaskar.com/local/mp/khand… @yamunajiye @sidagarwal @Venkatesh_D @nivedita_Him

“Decline in BOD cncntrtn hs bn less significant owing to continual partially un/treated sewage discharge. Marginal reduction can b seen only in 4th wk. Further, thr is gradual increase in BOD lvls towards d/s of #river wth max values in W Bengal stretch.” timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/cleaner-…

-@TOIIndiaNews again puts catchy misleading headline; while report content even ground situation do not confer to 'remarkable' changes specially in Kanpur, d/s areas given abysmal status of STPs & no stop in sewage pollution. timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/g… @DefeatKorona @vishwamTOI