Question raised in Lok Sabha on Water Pollution, 08/12/2015
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Water Pollution, 08/12/2015. Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in association with State Pollution Control Boards/ Pollution Control Committees is assessing the river water and ground water quality at 1275 locations and 807 locations respectively in the country. Total & Faecal coliforms, which indicate presence of pathogens in water are conforming to the desired levels in 47% observations and 62% observations respectively in river water samples, whereas the coliform bacteria limit in ground water samples is exceeding at 667 out of the 807 locations.