Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Vishaw stream gasps for breath amid mining pollution" appearing in Greater Kashmir dated 16.12.2024 dated 23/04/2025. In the original application, registered suo motu, the tribunal is examining the grievance of a deteriorating trout population in the Vishaw …
Two billion tons of human and animal waste and industrial pollution are dumped into waterways every day around the world, according to reports released in Nairobi, Kenya, for the 17th annual World Water Day
The risk of gastrointestinal illness to swimmers from fresh sewage and non-sewage fecal sources at recreational beaches was predicted using quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA). The QMRA estimated the probability of illness for accidental ingestion of recreational water with a specific concentration of fecal indicator bacteria, here the geometric mean …
The objective of this study was to determine the bacterial contaminations in drinking water samples collected form some rural habitations of northern Rajasthan, India. A total of ten bacterial species: Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Enterobacter aerogenes, Klebsiella sp, Proteus vulgaris, Alcaligenes faecalis, Bacillus cereus, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus lactis and Micrococcus …
Bacterial population in the coastal water of Orissa, up to 10 km from shoreline along 6 transects were observed during 2005-06 and 2006-07. Total viable counts (TVC), total coliforms (TC), faecal coliforms (FC), faecal streptococci (FS), presumptive E. coli, Shigella, Salmonella, Proteus/Klebsiella, total Vibrio, Vibrio cholera, V. parahaemolyticus and Pseudomonas …
Reema Narendran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In what could be described as a major potential health hazard, the bacteria in the Pampa river is becoming resistant to almost all the antibiotics that are used commonly, a study report by a team of scientists in the Kerala University found. Pampa being the major halting …
A field study has been taken up in a newly developing area of Jalore city (Rajasthan), a semi-arid region receiving an average normal rainfall to 560 mm. The study of one year duration revealed that water quality of the domestic wells is fast deteriorating. Out of 72 water samples from …
Thiruvananthapuram: Bacterial contamination poses a serious threat to the water quality in four major lakes in the State, a study conducted by the Centre for Water Resources Development and Management (CWRDM), Kozhikode, has found. Presenting the findings of the study at the Kerala Environment Congress 2009 held here last month, …
Physico-chemical and biological monitoring of groundwater samples of various wells situated near Rajaula village, Chitrakoot (Satna) Madhya Pradesh was carried out.
An assessment of the water quality of Mahanadi and its distributary rivers and streams, Atharabanki river and Taldanda Canal adjoining Paradip was studied in three different seasons namely summer, premonsoon and winter. Four parameters namely pH, Dissolved Oxygen, Biochemical Oxygen Demand and Fecal Coliform were considered to compute Water Quality …
Kodaikanal Lake which forms the heart of the resort is a star shaped lake, covering an area of about 24 hectares. Kodaikanal Lake was created in 1863 by Sir Hendry Levinge. The objectives of this study is to assess the physico-chemical and biological quality of the Kodaikanal lake and to …
Studies on the bacteriological quality of groundwater samples around the sewage farm in Muttathara-Valiathura area of Thiruvanathapuram district, Kerala was conducted during post-monsoon (November 2007) and pre-monsoon (April 2008) seasons.
The predominant cause of water pollution in India is the presence of Fecal Coliform, mainly due to large amount of untreated sewage discharged into the water bodies. Many a times, even if treated sewage is discharged into a water body, still high Coliform levels remain as a significant pollution issue. …
Coliform, a fatal bacteria, has been detected in the drinking water of several northern districts including Bogra, says a survey report of the environment department of Rajshahi division. Director of the department Mohammad Abdus Sobhan said the bacteria, harmful for human being, was found in the drinking water supplied to …
A defective sewerage system, industrial effluents and deserted water filtration plants are making the people of Gujrat to drink contaminated water. Gujrat's drinking water is contaminated with coliform bacteria. According to a study, human excretion is mixing in the drinking water because of the city's 40-year-old seeping sewerage system. In …
It is shocking but true that about half of the city's population has been drinking water having faecal contents, and even those living in the so-called posh areas are not exempted. According to the Institute of Public Health, waste discharged from bowels (faeces) has been found in about half of …
