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Lockdown makes Ganga water significantly cleaner

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'1/10th of the pollution in Ganga river comes from industries. As industries are shut due to lockdown, situation has become better.

We have seen 40-50% improvement in the Ganga,' says a BHU professor Varanasi: With industries shut and people staying home, the quality of Ganga river water has witnessed a significant improvement of around '40 to 50 per cent' since March 24, the day when Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a 21-day lockdown in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. "1/10th of the pollution in Ganga river comes from industries.

As industries are shut due to lockdown, situation has become better. We have seen 40-50 per cent improvement in the Ganga. It is a significant development," Dr PK Mishra, Professor at Chemical

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