Critically Polluted River Stretches
UP and Maharashtra have the most critically polluted river stretches — industrial and sewage contamination.
Policy implication
River pollution is a governance failure — STPs exist in plans but operate at fraction of capacity.
CPCB 2023Environmentriver pollutionwater qualityenvironment
Source: CPCB (2023). See the methodology for notes and limitations.
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