The water quality data generated through National Water Monitoring Programme and River Basin Studies carried out since, 1980 indicated deterioration of water quality in riverine segments and other water bodies. The water bodies not meeting the desired water quality criteria are identified as polluted river stretches/water bodies. The deviation of water quality from the desired water quality criteria in the data generated for the river Ganga formed the basis for launching Ganga Action Plan (GAP). Subsequently, 10 river stretches not meeting the desired criteria were identified during 1988-89. The list of polluted stretches increased to 37 during the year 1992 covering all the major river basins. The polluted river stretches were intensively surveyed by Central Pollution Control Boards (CPCB) and State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs) to identify the sources of pollution such as Urban Centres and Industrial Units. With the expansion of monitoring network and coverage of more number of rivers for regular monitoring, the numbers of polluted water bodies identified during 2002 are 86 (71 rivers and 15 lakes/ponds/creeks) which are not meeting the desired criteria. Statewise number of polluted stretches in rivers and lakes is given in Table1. Riverwise number of polluted stretches and polluted lakes/tanks/drains is given in Table 2 &3. A list of polluted river stretches is given in Table 4.
TABLE 1: STATEWISE POLLUTED STRETCHES IN RIVERS AND LAKES
Name of State
No. of Water Bodies
River
Lake/Tank/
Drain etc.
Andhra Pradesh
8
3
5
Assam
2
2
Delhi
1
1
Jharkhand
1
1
Gujarat
10
9
1
Haryana
3
2
1
Himachal Pradesh
2
1
1
Karnataka
6
4
2
Madhya Pradesh
5
4
1
Maharashtra
15
15
Meghalaya
5
1
4
Orissa
5
5
Punjab
3
3
Rajasthan
3
3
Tamil Nadu
7
7
Sikkim
1
1
Uttar Pradesh
8
8
West Bengal
1
1
TOTAL : -
86
71
15
TABLE 2: RIVERWISE POLLUTED STRETCHES
Name of River
No. of Polluted Stretch
Godavari
2
Nagavalli
1
Musi
1
Kalong
1
Bharalu
1
Yamuna
3
Subranekha
1
Sabarmati
1
Amlakhadi
1
Shedi
1
Damanganga
1
Ambika
1
Bhadar
1
Khari
1
Kolak
1
Par
1
Ghaggar
3
Markanda
1
Bhadra
1
Tunga
1
Kali
1
Tungabhadra
1
Khan
1
Kshipra
1
Chambal
2
Tapi
2
Kalu
1
Ulhas
1
Weinganga
1
Panchganga
1
Wardha
1
Bhima
1
Mula & Mutha
1
Bhatsa
1
Patalganga
1
Kundalika
1
Krishna
1
Girna
1
Nira
1
Kharkhala
1
Brahmani
1
Ib
1
Mahanadi
1
Kuakhai
1
Kathjodi
1
Satluj
1
Beas
1
Banas/Berach
1
Vaigai
1
Palar
1
Adyar
1
Coovum
1
Tambiraparani
1
Noyyal
1
Cauvery
1
Ranichu
1
Hindon
1
Western Kali
1
Buri Yamuna
1
Kali Nadi Eastern
1
Gomti
1
Ganga
2
Damodar
1
TOTAL : -
71
TABLE 3: POLLUTED LAKES/TANKS/DRAINS
Name of Tank/Lake/Drain/Pond etc.
1. Kishtra Reddy Pet Tank, A.P
2. Dharamsagar Tank, A.P
3. Hussain Sagar Lake, A.P
4. Sarronagar Lake, A.P
5. Pulicate Lake, A.P
6. Drain No. 8, Haryana
7. Renuka Lake, H.P
8. Heballa Valley Lake, Karnataka
9. Ulsoor Lake, Karnataka
10.Lower & Upper Lake, M.P
11.Umiam Lake, Meghalaya
12.Ward Lake, Meghalaya
13.Umtrew Lake, Meghalaya
14.Thadlaskena, Meghalaya
15.Kankoria Lake, Gujarat
TABLE 4: LIST OF POLLUTED RIVER STRETCHES
River
Polluted Stretch
Source/Town
Critical Parameters (in mg/l)
Andhra Pradesh
River
1.Godavari
Polavaram to D/S of Rajamundary
Rajamundary & Polavaram Sewage
BOD - 6-12
2.Nagavalli
Nagavalli along Thotapalli Regulator
Industrial & Domestic water from Rayagada
BOD- 6-10
3.Musi
D/S of Hyderabad
Hyderabad- Securanderabad-Sewage
BOD- 16-44
Lake
4.
Kishtra Reddy Pet Tank, Medak
Medak Sewage
BOD- 9-28
5.
Dharamsagar tank, Warangal
Warangal Sewage
BOD- 7.5-9.4
6.
Hussain Sagar Lake
Hyderabad-Securandabad
Sewage
BOD- 8-19
7.
Sarronagar Lake
Ranga Reddy Hyderabad
BOD- 8.0-12.5
8.
Pulicate Lake,Nellore
Nellore sewage
BOD- 8-12.1
Assam
River
9.Kalong
Elengabeel System
Nagaon- Sewage
BOD- 10-70
10.Bharalu
D/S Guwahati
Guwahati Sewage
BOD- 38
Delhi
River
11.Yamuna
Wazirabad to Okhla
Industrial & Domestic Waste from Delhi
BOD- 6-77
Jharkhand
River
12.Subarnrekha
Ranchi to D/S of Jamshedpur
Industrial & domestic
waste from ranchi & Jamshedpur
BOD
Gujarat
River
13.Sabarmati
Ahmedabad to D/s of Vautha
Discharge from Meshwa & Ahemdabad
BOD-56-504
14.
Kankoria Lake,Ahemdabad
Municipal & Industrial waste from Ahemdabad
BOD-6-29
15.Amlakhadi
Along Ankeshwar
Industrial & Domestic waste from Ankeshwar
BOD-138-920,
Ammonia-117.6-201.60
16.Shedi
Along Kheda
Kheda Sewage
BOD- 8-19
17.Damanganga
Vapi D/S to Confl. with sea
Industrial & Domestic waste from Vapi,Salvas,Daman & Kachigaon
BOD- 9-10
18.Ambika
Billimora D/S
Billimora Sewage
BOD- 18
19.Bhadar
Jetpur to Ratia (Junagarh)
Jetpur & Dhoraji Sewage
BOD- 33
20.Khari
Lali village, Ahemdabad
BOD-92-675
21.Kolak
Vapi to Patalia.
Vapi Industrial township Phase –III,IV & Daman Industrial area
BOD- 11-35
22.Par
Vapi to Patalia
Atul township & Industrial waste water, Pardi &Umarkhadi waste water
BOD- 27
Haryana
River
23.Ghaggar
Interstate border with Punjab to Ottu wier at Sirsa
Industrial & Municipal waste from Sirsa
BOD-8-50
24.Yamuna
Okhla to Kosi Kalan
Industrial & Domestic waste from Faridabad & Palwal
BOD- 16
25.Drain No.8
Sonepat to Confl. with Yamuna
Industrial & Domestic waste of Sonepat
BOD-6-36
Himachal Pradesh
River
26.Markanda
Kala Amb D/S to Haryana Border
Industrial & Domestic waste from Kala Amb
BOD- 55
Colour- 1009 Hazen
Lake
27.
Renuka Lake
BOD- 8
Karnataka
River
28.Bhadra
Maleshwaram to D/s of Bhadravathi
Industrial & Domestic
waste from Bhadravathi
BOD- 7.2
29.Tunga
D/S of Shimoga
Shimoga Sewage
BOD
30.Kali
Along Dandeli Town
West Coast Paper
Mill waste
BOD
31.Tungabhadra
Harihar D/S to Hara eahalli Bridge.
Harihar Sewage & Grasim waste
BOD- 6-8
Lake
32.
Heballa Valley Lake, Mandya
Mandya Sewage
BOD- 6-36
33.
Ulsoor Lake
Bangalore sewage
BOD- 6-18
M.P
River
34.Khan river
Indore city to confluence with Kshipra
Indore-sewage
BOD- 65-120
35.Kshipra
Ujjain to confluence with Chambal
Ujjain- sewage
BOD- 8-24]
36.Chambal
D/S of Nagda
Industrial Waste – Grasim & Nagda Sewage
BOD- 8-24
37.Tapi
D/S of Napanagar to Burhanpur city
Domestic & Industrial waste water from Nepanagar & Burhanpur
BOD
Lake
38.
Lower & upper Lake, Bhopal
Bhopal sewage
BOD- 6-8
Maharashtra
River
39.Godavari
Nasik to( Raher) Nanded
Sewage from Nasik, Chanderpur, Nanded, Raher
BOD- 6-66
40.Kalu
Atale village to Confl. with Ulhas
BOD- 6-10
41.Ulhas
Mohane to Baddapur
Industrial & Domestic runoff ulhasnagar
BOD- 6-8
42.Weinganga
D/S Ashti
Ashti town
BOD- 6-7
43.Panchganga
Along Ichalkaranji
Ichalkaranji
BOD - 7-25
44.Wardha
Along Rajura village
Paper mill waste
BOD - 6-8
45.Bhima
Pargaon to Confluence with river Daund
Pune - Sewage
Nira – discharge
BOD - 6.5
46.Mula & Mutha
D/s Pune city
City Sewage of Pune
BOD - 6.7
47.Bhatsa
D/S of shahpur Industrial township.
Industrial township – Shahpur
BOD
48.Patalganga
Khopoli to Esturaine region
Industrial & Municipal sewage from khopoli, Rasayani & Paundh
BOD – 6
49.Kundalika
Along Roha city
Roha city sewage
BOD - 6-6.5
50.Krishna
Dhomdam to Sangli
Sewage & Industrial waste from Karnal & Sangli
BOD - 6-8
51.Tapi
M.P. Border to Bhusaval
Bhusaval Sewage
BOD - 6-9
52.Girna
Malegaon to Confl.with Tapi
Malegaon Sewage
BOD - 6-12
53.Nira
Along Pulgaon
Pulgaon Cotton Mill
BOD – 6-21
Meghalaya
River
54.Kharkhala
Near Sutnga Khlieri, Jaintia Hills
BOD – 8-10
Lake
55.
Umiam Lake, Barapani
Sewage from Shillong
BOD 7-13
56.
Ward Lake, Shillong
BOD 9-12.2
57.
Umtrew lake, Byrnihat East
BOD - 7-9
58.
Thadlaskena lake Shilong
BOD 7-9
Orissa
River
59.Brahmani
Panposh D/S to Dharamsala
Sewage & Industrial waste from Panposh, Rourkela, Talcher, Dharamsala
BOD 6-7
60.Ib
Sundargarh to Confl. With Mahanadi
Sewage & Industrial waste from Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Brajrajnagar
BOD 6-9
61.Mahanadi
Cuttack D/S
Cuttack Sewage
BOD 6-8
62.Kuakhai
Along Bubhaneshwar
Bubhaneshwar – Sewage
BOD - 7
63.Kathjodi
Along Cuttack
Cuttack Sewage
BOD 6-12.3
Punjab
River
64.Satluj
D/S of Ludhiana
Sewage from Ludhiana and Jalandar
BOD 8-14.4
65.Beas
D/S of Mukorian
Industrial discharge from Goindwal and Mukarian
BOD-8.4-20
66.Ghaggar
Mubarkpur to Sardulgarh
Municipal & Industrial discharge from Patiala, Sukhna paper mills & Derra Bassi
BOD - 6.4-50
Rajasthan
River
67.Ghaggar
Ottu weir to Hanumangarh
Industrial & domestic waste from Haryana & Punjab
BOD
68.Chambal
D/S Kota city
Industrial & Domestic waste from Kota
BOD 6-6.4
69.Banas / Berach river
Udaipur to Chittorgarh
Municipal waste from Udaipur & Chittorgarh
BOD
Tamil Nadu
River
70.Vaigai
Along Madurai
Madurai-Industrial & domestic wastewater
BOD- 7-9
71.Palar
Vaniyambadi
Vaniyambadi - Industrial & Municipal Wastewater
BOD-
72.Adyar
Along Chennai
Chennai- Industrial & Municipal Wastewater
BOD
73.Coovum
Along Chennai
Chennai- Industrial & Municipal wastewater
BOD
74.Tambiraparani
Papavinasam to Arunuganeri
Madura Coats Indusitrial waste
BOD- 6-13
75.Noyyal
Along coimbatoor, Tirupur, Palyanakotti
Industrial & domestic wastewater from coimbatoor, Tirupur, Palyanakotti
BOD
76.Cauvery
D/s of Mettur Dam to Erode city
Municipal sewage of Erode
BOD- 6.4-7
Sikkim
River
77.Ranichu
Along Ranipur
Municipal Wastewater Ranipur
BOD- 24
Uttar Pradesh
78.Yamuna
Kosi Kalan to confl. with Chambal
Sewage from Agra, Vindravan, Mathura & Etawah
BOD- 6-37
79.Hindon
Saharanpur to Confl. With Yamuna
Sewage & Industrial
effluent from Saharanpur, Muzaffur Nagar & Ghaziabad
BOD- 9-36
80.Western Kali
Muzaffar Nagar to Confluence with Hindon
Sewage & Industrial effluents from Muzaffar nagar & Mansoorpur
BOD- 21-44
81.Buri Yamuna
Pilkhani to Confluence with Yamauna
Industrial effluent of Pilkhani Distillary
BOD
82.Kali Nadi Eastern
Merrut to Kannauj
Industrial and Municipal sewage from , Meerut, Modi nagar, Bulandsahar, Hapur, Gulwati and Kannauj
BOD- 43-135
83.Gomti
Lucknow to Confluence with Ganga
Sewage & Industrial effluent from Lucknow, Sultanpur, Jaunpur.
BOD 6-8.2
BOD 6-7.6
84.Ganga
Kannauj to Kanpur D/S
Discharge through Kalinadi & Ramganga sewage & Industrial effluent from Kannauaj and Kanpur
BOD 6-10
85.
Varanasi D/s
Varanasi sewage & Industrial effluent
BOD 6.5- 16.5
West Bengal
River
86.Damodar
Durgapur to Haldia
Industrial waste & sewage from Durgapaur & Asansol
