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Revitalization of Rivers in India Draft Policy - Isha Guru Jaggi Vasudev

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<strong>Revitalization</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Rivers</strong> In <strong>India</strong><br />

<strong>Draft</strong> <strong>Policy</strong> Recommendation<br />

(ii) Priority II: BOD 20-30 mg/l<br />

(iii)<br />

Priority III: BOD 10-20mg/l<br />

(iv) Priority IV: BOD 6-10 mg/l<br />

(v) Priority V: BOD 3-mg/l<br />

Table 10 summarises the number <strong>of</strong> polluted stretches.<br />

Maximum percentage <strong>of</strong> polluted river stretches is <strong>in</strong> the states <strong>of</strong> Maharashtra,<br />

Assam and Madhya Pradesh.<br />

TABLE 10: (CENTRE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD, FEBRUARY 2015)<br />

5. CURRENT TREATED WATER STANDARDS<br />

Of <strong>in</strong>terest to us <strong>in</strong> this document are wastewater streams that reach the river,<br />

treated or otherwise. The other area <strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>terest is the possibility <strong>of</strong> treated<br />

wastewater for use <strong>in</strong> irrigation.<br />

The Gazette Notification related to treated effluent standards for various<br />

<strong>in</strong>dustries and CETPs have been uploaded on the website <strong>of</strong> MoEF&CC (http://<br />

www.moef.nic.<strong>in</strong>/environmental_standards). The <strong>in</strong>dustries are expected to treat<br />

their effluents to meet the standards, and the State Pollution Control Boards are<br />

responsible for ensur<strong>in</strong>g these are adhered to.<br />

Annexures<br />

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