Exploring Ecological Conditions, Collaborationsand Comparisons: recent experiences on

the Ganga (Ganges) River

Crop Developed Forest Shrubland Grassland Barren

Land cover within 5km of the riverPercent

80

60

40

20

0

Ganga Watershed St. Lawrence Watershed

Land cover within 5km of the riverPercent

80

60

40

20

0Crop Developed Forest Shrubland Grassland Barren

6:50

Delhi Lucknow

Varnasi

Patna

Calcutta

Kanpur

Hardiwar

Allahabad

Dec 2002

Jan 2004

Dr. Ram Boojh, CEE Ministry of Forestery and Env., LucknowProf. P.K. Mathur, Department of Chemistry, Lucknow University, LucknowProf. P.K. Tandon, Department of Botany, Lucknow UniversityDr. M.J. Hassan,  National Environmental Engineering Res. Institute, NagpurDr. S.M. Akhtar, Integral Inst. of Technology,LucknowDr. Sanjeev Singh, Integral Inst. of Technology,LucknowM.P. Yadav, Principal, T.D. Girls Inter College, Gomti Nagar, LucknowDr. V.P. Sharma, Industrial Toxicology Research Institute (ITRC), LucknowDr. Abdhesh Gangwar, Himalaya Iniative,CEE-North, LucknowPreeti. M Shah, BALA Foundation, LucknowDr. Jalal Rizvi, JAGRITI, LucknowSheeba Basheer, TALEEM, c/o CEE, Lucknow 

Prof. Tasneem, Dept of Bio Sciences Jamia Milia Islamia University, New DelhiDr. K G Saxena, School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru Univ.,New DelhiDr. Brij Gopal, School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru Univ., NewDelhi

Dr. G C Chaudhary, Dept of Geology, Benaras Hindu University, VaranasiDr. U K Chaudhary, Ganga Res Lab, Inst of Technology, BHU, VaranasiDr. B D Tripathi, Coordinator Environ. Science, BHU, VaranasiDr. V K Dubey, National Council of Development Communication, Varanasi

Dr. R.K. Sinha, Patna Science College, PatnaMr. M. Ehtesham, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development

Dr. Kriteshwar Prasad, Dept. of Geology, Patna University, PatnaDr. Akhileshwari Nath, Dept. of Zoology, Patna University, PatnaDr. M.P. Shrivatava, Bihar Scampi Farmers’ Association; Vikas Foundation, Patna

Prof. K. Mahalanabis, Jadavpur University, CalcuttaProf. Vinay K. Kantha, East-West Educational Center, PatnaProf. Daisy Narrain, East-West Educational Center, PatnaDeepak Srivastava, Bihar Remote Sensing Application Centre, Bihar-IGSC, Patna

IssuesPollution/Public HealthWater SupplyFloodplain EncroachmentBiological Conservation

IssuesPollution/Public HealthWater SupplyFloodplain EncroachmentBiological Conservation

40% on sewer lines40% of that is treated

Element

Concentration units Det. Limit

Aluminum 13,100 ug/l 100 Cadmium 630 ug/l 50 Chromium 940 ug/l 90 Iron 5000 ug/l 100 Lead 290 ug/l 60 Molybdenum 860 ug/l 30 Zinc 850 ug/l 180 Mercury 84 ug/l 2

IssuesPollution/Public HealthWater SupplyFloodplain EncroachmentBiological Conservation

IssuesPollution/Public HealthWater SupplyFloodplain EncroachmentBiological Conservation

IssuesPollution/Public HealthWater Supply FailureFloodplain EncroachmentBiological Conservation

Technical InterestsEcological assessmentClassification toolsChironomid-CholeraRiver Linkage Risks

Delhi Lucknow

Varnasi

Patna

Calcutta

Kanpur

Hardiwar

AllahabadTechnical InterestsEcological assessmentClassification toolsChironomid-CholeraRiver Linkage Risks

Herniated tumors in zooplankton

Landscape-based ecologicalmapping and its application in river

management/restoration.School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of MichiganInstitute for Fisheries Research, Michigan Department of Natural Resources,

Technical InterestsBiological assessmentClassification toolsChironomid-CholeraRiver Linkage Risks

Elevation map of the Ganga Watershed

Technical InterestsBiological assessmentClassification toolsChironomid-CholeraRiver Linkage Risks

Geology of the Ganga Watershed

Technical InterestsBiological assessmentClassification toolsChironomid-CholeraRiver Linkage Risks

Technical InterestsBiological assessmentClassification toolsChironomid-CholeraRiver Linkage Risks

Technical InterestsBiological assessmentClassification toolsChironomid-CholeraRiver Linkage Risks

http://rivers.snre.umich.edu/ganga/

Preliminary river segment delineation of the Ganga Watershed