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Business News/ Photos / India’s dirty rivers make the search for Saraswati seem pointless

India’s dirty rivers make the search for Saraswati seem pointless

5 Photos . Updated: 14 Aug 2014, 02:59 PM IST Livemint

The government is launching an effort to find the long lost Saraswati river, believed to be mythical by many. But many other rivers in the country continue being polluted and neglected while politics around the main rivers continues.

Yamuna The river ranks among the top 10 dirtiest rivers of the world, along with the Ganga. With Delhi dumping the most (58%) waste in Yamuna, and almost all efforts to clean it failing, the river is fast turning into a vast sewage. Pic- WikimediaCommons

1/5Yamuna The river ranks among the top 10 dirtiest rivers of the world, along with the Ganga. With Delhi dumping the most (58%) waste in Yamuna, and almost all efforts to clean it failing, the river is fast turning into a vast sewage. Pic- WikimediaCommons

Ganga: The ‘holy’Ganga in Varanasi. Thirty-two drains like this one empty their contents into the river here. Despite many efforts at cleaning it, the levels of pollution in Ganga today are much higher than WHO’s permissible limits. Mint

2/5Ganga: The ‘holy’Ganga in Varanasi. Thirty-two drains like this one empty their contents into the river here. Despite many efforts at cleaning it, the levels of pollution in Ganga today are much higher than WHO’s permissible limits. Mint

Sabarmati: The polluted Sabarmati river in Ahmedabad. Branded the third most polluted river in the country by CPCB in 2010, faecal coliform (F.Coli) bacteria was found to be highest in the river, turning lethal at many stretches. AFP

3/5Sabarmati: The polluted Sabarmati river in Ahmedabad. Branded the third most polluted river in the country by CPCB in 2010, faecal coliform (F.Coli) bacteria was found to be highest in the river, turning lethal at many stretches. AFP

Oshiwara: The Oshiwara river in Mumbai. According to a CPCB report, 1/3rd of the most polluted river stretches in India are in Gujarat and Maharashtra. WikimediaCommons

4/5Oshiwara: The Oshiwara river in Mumbai. According to a CPCB report, 1/3rd of the most polluted river stretches in India are in Gujarat and Maharashtra. WikimediaCommons

Damodar: The Damodar river that flows through West Bengal and Jharkhand, has seen many industries (mostly coal) sprout on its mineral rich banks. It is one of the most polluted rivers in India.WikimediaCommons

5/5Damodar: The Damodar river that flows through West Bengal and Jharkhand, has seen many industries (mostly coal) sprout on its mineral rich banks. It is one of the most polluted rivers in India.WikimediaCommons

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