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for human populations. Surface runoff, stream flow, and discharge

patterns of the peninsular rivers in India need to be thoroughly
studied through rigorous science, among other things.

The sale and disposal of plastic materials near sacred sites, the flushing
of sewage, the washing of garments, and the bathing of animals are all

practices that have brought the Ganga to the brink of extinction. The
Yamuna and other sacred rivers are the same way. More than 3 billion
litres of untreated sewage is reportedly being poured into the Ganges,
according to experts. When it gets to Varanasi, Ganga transforms

into a sewer. As a result, it is ranked sixth among the world’s most
contaminated rivers. The discharge from 15 drains flows into the
Yamuna after it passes through the Wazirabad and Okhla barrages,
making it notorious for being extremely dirty.

Although it was frequently argued that South Indian rivers were
significantly less polluted than rivers in North India, particularly
those from Uttar Pradesh, the CPCB (2015) study hushed everyone.
According to the report, around 37,000 MLD of untreated sewage

water enters waterways daily across the nation. No area is exempted
from river pollution, not in the north or south, not in the east or
west. According to the survey, both urban and industrial wastewater
discharge have contributed to the pollution of as many as 302 river

segments on 275 rivers across the nation over time.

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