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Gomti river more polluted than Ganga?
Updated On May 24, 2017 09:12 am IST
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A new CAG report has pointed to the Gomti River in Lucknow being more polluted than the Ganga in Varanasi. The CAG, which studied the pollution levels in the two cities from 2011 to 2015, said the temple town Varanasi, despite having a higher population density, had performed better than state capital Lucknow with regard to water and air pollution and solid waste. Seen above are people taking a holy dip in the Kuriyan Ghat, Gomti River in old Lucknow during a festival. (Dheeraj Dhawan/HT)
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Uttar Pradesh state Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath during an inspection of the Gomti Riverfront, one of the ambitious projects of previous Samajwadi Party government, in Lucknow on Monday 22nd May 2017. ‘Water quality of the Ganga at Varanasi has improved whereas the quality of the Gomti river waters worsened,’ states the CAG report for the year ending March 2016, tabled recently in the Vidhan Sabha. (PTI)
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Washermen wash clothes on the banks of the river Gomti in Lucknow. Over 1,000 families work in Lucknow's Dhobi Ghats situated on the banks of the river. A tributary of the Ganga River, the Gomti extends 960 kilometres through Uttar Pradesh and meets the Ganges River near Saidpur, Kaithi in Varanasi district. (AP)
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Piles of clothes lie on the banks of the Gomti River waiting to be washed, as washermen work nearby in Lucknow. Dhobi ghats still popular inspite of modern technology and the use of washing machines. (AP)
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Polythene bags and pollutants on the surface of the Gomti River in Lucknow. The river crosses Lucknow for about 12 kilometres. At the entrance point water is lifted from the river for the city’s water supply and about 25 city drains pour untreated sewage into the Gomti through its course. (Dheeraj Dhawan/Ht Photo)
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The CAG report also revealed that the vehicular population in Lucknow was over twice of that of Varanasi, which contributed to higher air pollutant levels in the state capital. It said the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board’s monitoring of air pollution is ‘inadequate’. (Dheeraj Dhawan/HT Photo)
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