OVERVIEW OF GANGA RIVER POLLUTION

R.M.Bhardwaj Senior Scientist

Central Pollution Control Board rmbhardwaj@gmail.com

GANGA BASIN

GANGA RIVER SYSTEM

Ramganga 3%

Yamuna 11%

Chambal 6%

Tons-Kararmnasa 2%

Gomti-Ghaghra 22%

Sone-East of Sone 8%

Gandak-Burhi Gandak 11%

Kodi-Mahananda 16%

Ganga 16%

Evaporation 5%

MEAN ANNUAL FLOW % CONTRIBUTION

GANGA AND TRIBUTARIES MEAN ANNUAL FLOW

SEASONAL MEAN DISCHARGE

DIVERSION/STORAGE PROJECTS FOR CONSUMPTIVE USE

Uttarakhand Uttar Pradesh Bihar West Bengal TOTAL

61.3

937.4

407.2

1317.3

2723.3

24.3

468.9

169.4

548.4

1208.8

Sewage Generation (MLD Treatment Capacity (MLD)

Uttrakhand Uttar Pradesh Bihar West Bengal Ganga Mainstream

14 45 25 54 138 440

3289

579

1779

6087

42

761

99 97

999

No. Of Drains Flow (MLD) BOD Load (Tonnes / Day)

DRAINS DISCHARGING WASTEWATER TO GANGA

R I V

E R G

A N

G A

Sisamau Nala -197 MLD

Bhagwatdas Nala -11 MLD

Golaghat Nala – 0.83 MLD

Satti Chaura -1.1 MLD

Loni drain- 42 MLD

City Jail - 36 MLD

NH-24 Lucknow Road

Dabka Nalla

Dabka Nalla -1

94 MLD Dabka Nalla -2-

25 MLD

Dabka Nalla -3

0.26 MLD Jhetla Bazar – 29 MLD

Wazidpor – 54 MLD

Pandu River-1596 MLD

Kanpur Region

Jajmau

Region

Kanpur

Dehat

Region

Unnao

Region

Fatehpur Region

Shivala Drain - 34 MLD

Rai- Bareily

Region

Ahiyar Drain - MLD

NTPC Drain – 60 MLD

Seepage Drain – MLD

Unchahra

Region

Rasulabad -1 29.8 MLD

Rasulabad -2 20.2 MLD

Rasulabad -3 14.2 MLD

Rasulabad -4 48.5 MLD

Nehru Drain 7.5 MLD

Kodar Drain 16.5 MLD

Ponghat Drain 8.6 MLD

Solari Drain 8.6 MLD

Allahabad Region

Maviya drain 65 MLD

Mualaha drain 65 MLD

Ghore Shaeed drain - 86.4MLD

Khandwa Drain – 62.21 MLD

Mirazapur

Region

Rajghat drain - 16.19 MLD

Nagwa drain - 66.45 MLD

Ramnagar drain - 23.65 MLD

Shivala drain

Varanasi

Region

R I V

E R G

A N

G A

Sidhnath Drain 7.5 MLD (997.28 kg/day)

Sati Ghat Drain 7.7 MLD (1506.16 kg/day)

Nath Baba Drain 5.2 MLD (303.54 kg/day)

Tadka Drain 6.8 MLD (16.44 kg/day)

Sariupur Drain 6.7 MLD (1583.14 kg/day)

Buxar

Region

Danapur Cantt Drain 10.1 MLD (1988.6 kg/day)

Digha Ghat Drain 9.6 MLD (1907.48 kg/day)

Kurzi Drain 120.4 MLD (31926.8 kg/day)

Raiapur Drain 40.71 MLD (7494.8 kg/day)

Bansh Ghat Drain 6.6 MLD (1135.22 kg/day)

Collectriate Ghat drain 4.3 MLD (3998.66 kg/day)

Mittan ghat Drain 5.2 MLD (980 kg/day)

Mahavir Drain 5.4 MLD (1078.46 kg/day)

Badshahi Drain 21.4 MLD (4879.04 kg/day)

Patna

Region

ITC Drain 8.2 MLD (3289.4 kg/day)

Lal Darwaja Drain 10.1 MLD (2106.7 kg/day) Munger

Region

Jamunia drain 8.3 MLD (17027 kg/day)

Adampur drain 11.6 MLD (2651 kg/day)

Surkikal Drain 6.6 MLD (1981 kg/day)

Saklichand Drain 7.7 MLD (1479 kg/day)

Hathiva Drain 11.8 (2721.8 kg/day)

Chama Drain 10.6 MLD (3072 kg/day)

Barari Ghat Drain 9.7 MLD (2868 kg/day)

Kowa Drain 14.7 MLD (965.6 kg/day)

Kaqzi Dain 5.2 MLD (1582 kg/day)

Bhagalpur

Region

STATUS OF INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER GENERATION (GROSSLY POLLUTED INDUSTRIES)

Uttarakhand Uttar Pradesh Bihar West Bengal TOTAL

42

687

13 22

764

127

269

17

87

501

Number of Industries Waste water generation (MLD)

SECTOR SPECIFIC INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER GENERATION

Chemical Distillery Food, Dairy &

Beverage

Pulp & Paper

Sugar Textile, Bleaching & Dyeing

Tannery Others Total

27 33 22 67 67 63

444

41

764

97.8

37 6.5

201.4

96

11.4 22.1 28.6

501

Industrial Units Wastewater Generation (MLD)

Chemical 20%

Distillery 7%

Food, Dairy & Beverage

1%

Pulp & Paper 40%

Sugar 19%

Textile, Bleaching & Dyeing

2%

Tannery 5% Others

6%

Industry Specific Wastewater Generation

Sewage Generation

Sewage Treatment Capacity

Industrial Wastewater Generation

No.of Industries

544

33 50.47 67

River Kali Municipal Sewage and Industrial Effluents (MLD)

Sewage Generation

Uttarakhand Uttar Pradesh Sewage Treatment Capacity

227 217

10 0

River Ramganga Municipal Sewage (MLD)

Industrial Wastewater Generation

Uttarakhand Uttar Pradesh No.of Industries

Uttarakhand Uttar Pradesh

235

162

73 67

28 39

River Ramganga Industrial Wastewater (MLD)

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

DO

(m

g/l)

LOCATION

Longitudinal Profile-Ganga Annual Trend of Dissolved Oxygen

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Criteria

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

DO

(m

g/l)

LOCATION

Longitudinal Profile-Ganga Annual Trend of Dissolved Oxygen

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Criteria

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16 B

OD

(m

g/l

)

LOCATION

Longitudinal Profile-Ganga Annual Trend of Bio-chemical Oxygen Demand

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Criteria

1

10

100

1000

10000

100000

1000000 Fe

cal C

olif

orm

(M

PN

/10

0 m

l)

LOCATION

Longitudinal Profile-Ganga Annual Trend of Fecal Coliform

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Criteria

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