Water Pollution Introduction and a case study on River Ganga

by:- Saurav Kumar Nanda Sourav Lahiri

Water Pollution in simple terms

“ Contamination of Water Bodies”

Causes

Its Adversities

• Damage to the marine life• Misbalance in ecosystem • Degradation of land water• Diseases to human

Where Scenario Stands • China has the most polluted rivers in the world.• 98% of China’s sewage goes untreated in the rivers and 320 million people in China doesn’t have access to clean drinking water.• India is among the top ten countries in context of polluted rivers and water bodies, Our neighbor China Tops the chart.• 83% of the diseases are caused by consuming unsafe drinking water.• Asia has the most number of polluted rivers, polluted mainly due to bacterial formation from human waste.• According to UNICEF 3000 children die everyday because of drinking contaminated water

Case Study Ganga river pollution

From Deity To Dirty

As Statistics Say :-# Ganges is the sixth most polluted river in the world.

# Toxicity of Ganges has risen 3000 times over the safe limit as manifested by WHO.

# 1 Billion litre’s of untreated sewage is dumped everyday in Ganges.

# The river has its path across 101 different cities and villages, most of the villages rely on Ganges for their daily drinking water requirement.

# The river provides water to 40% of the total population in India, largest that any other river.

Reasons for her pollution:-

# Human waste (prime reason)

# Industrial waste ( low 12%, but majorly concerned due to toxicity of the waste and non bio-degradability

# Religious Events

# Delinquency (Not lack of awareness or Knowledge of vulnerability of the situation, but due to obstinateness and lack of conviction to amend)

“ One day of worship, decade long despisement”

“I could clean your sins, but I can not clean your wastes”

Effects:-# Mercury level of Ganges perched to 84%

# Depletion of surrounding wildlife

# Effects on mankind

“Winds of change”

# Ganga action plan:- 1986, withdrawn on 31st march 2000.

# National River Ganga Basin Authority:- formed under central governmentof India 20th Feb 2004 section 3 Act 1986.

# Measures undertaken by supreme court

# Namami Gange :- Integrated Ganga development project, inaugurated by union finance minister Mr. Arun Jaietly.

Pioneers of Ganga Purification:-Late Swami Nigamananda Sararwati:- in a diligent effort to save Ganga from illegal mining in the district of Haridwar, he fasted to death, following his death in June 2011, his disciple Swami Shivananda had taken from thereupon and finally after 11 days Uttrakhand Givernment banned illegal mining from the district.

Professor G.D. Agrawal:- “ The force behind NRGBA sewage treatment”Along with activist Anna Hazare, he agreed then P.M of India Mr. Manmohan Singh to sanction 26 billion rupees to invest in ganga sewerage treatment plant, cleaning, development of riverfronts and community toilets near Ganga Basin.

“My Planet, My responsibility”

“Count to million starts from one”

“ What we can do to decrease water pollution”

# Do not drain cooking oil, paints, fat from cooking, oil or grease down the sink, keep a fat jar under the sink and discard the solid waste afterwards.

# Do not dispose household chemicals, polythene, shampoo pouches, plastic waste, cigarette buds etc. down the toilet, dispose them as solid waste separately.

# Do not throw litter, garbage or likewise stuffs in rivers, lakes or ponds rather collect and put them in nearby dustbin baskets.

“GO GREEN, GO CLEAN”

Expressing our gratitude, Thank You