Cleaning the River Ganga: Impact of lockdown on water quality and future implications on river rejuvenation strategies.

ABSTRACT: Clean rivers and healthy aquatic life symbolize that the ecosystem is functioning well. The Ganga River has shown signs of rejuvenation and a significant improvement on many parameters, following the eight-week nationwide lockdown due to coronavirus pandemic. Since industrial units and commercial establishments were closed, water was not being lifted by them with a negligible discharge of industrial wastewater. It was observed that during the lockdown period most of the districts falling under the Ganga basin observed 60% excess rainfall than the normal, which led to increased discharge in the river, further contributing towards the dilution of pollutants. Further, data analysis of live storages in the Ganga Basin revealed that the storage during the beginning of the third phase of lockdow

SUBMITTER: Dutta V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7351670 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature