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Quality
and Trend of river Yamuna (1977-82)
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Foreword
This report puts
together all available information on physiography, hydrography, geology
mineral resources, soils, ground water resources demography, land
use, wastewater disposal, beside the pattern of water use and the
extent of water pollution load generated in the river basin. Attempt
has also been made to bring out possible relationships between different
aspects of economic activities within the basin and the resultant
water quality in the Brahmani-Baitarni rivers. The river and its major
tributaries have been classified according to dest"gnated best use
of the stream water thereby laying down the current minimum levels
of water quality in different segments.
Prof. K. Bagchi was entrusted with the task of collection of informations
from the States, analysis of the data and preparation of report. The
Central Board acknowledges the services thus rendered by Prof. K.
Bagchi. The report was
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reviewed and revised by Prof. G.D. Agrawal, Envirotech Consultants
Pvt. Ltd. The Central Board also acknolwedge Prof. G.D. Agrawal. Acknowledgement
is also due to Orissa, Bihar and M.P. State Pollution Control Boards,
Geological Survey of India, India Meteorological Department, Central
Water Commission, National Bureau of Soil Science, Census Commissions
of concerned States, state and district level agencies for agriculture,
industries and health for providing required information and co.,0peration.
The Eastern Zonal Office of Central Board located at Calcutta provided
necessary oo.,0rdination and liaison. The Survey Division of Central
Board at Delhi has co-ordinated the final preparation and printing
of the report.
The Brahmani Baitarni river system drains between the Subernarekha
and Mahanadi basins in Eastern India. The area holds extremely rich
mineral resources and houses the famous Rourkela Steel Plant as also
a number of other important and well known industrial and fast growing
townships. This basin was essentially virgin natural environment till
India's independence with marginal human interference. Industrialisation
which started in late fifties was slow to pick-up and hence from the-
pollution point of view the basin area,is still far clean than other
urban industrial complexes in the country .It is thus, high time to
plan the pollution prevention and control policies and programmes
for this basin so that these so far relatively clean rivers do not
suffer the same fate as Sabarmati, Damodhar, Hindon, Gomti, Kali,
Ulhas or other such small streams flowing through industrial urban
developments.
The need and importance of river basin study is fully established
by the fact that the Ganga basin report served as the basis for the
Government of India taking up the Ganga Action Plan and setting up
the Central Ganga Authority to cause implementation of the plan.
The Central Board for the Prevention and Control of Water pollution
in the above context had sent its team of scientists and engineers
to several religious congregations to monitor water quality changes.
This report provides details of such monitoring during Kumbh Mela
at Haridwar in 1986, Aradh Kumbh Mela of 1980 at Haridwar and Ardh
Kumbh Mela of 1982 at Allahabad. Recommendations to minimise adverse
health impacts, likely to be caused by mass bathings, are suggested.
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It is hoped that the report shall found to be useful both for the
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Nilay Chaudhuri
Chairman, CPCB
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