India, Aug. 11 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:
Rivers in the country are polluted due to discharge of untreated, partially treated domestic sewage from cities/ towns, industrial effluent in their respective catchments and other non-point sources of pollution like erosion, agriculture runoff, improper operation and maintenance of sewage treatment plants (STPs) / effluent treatment plants (ETPs) and run off from solid waste dumping sites etc. Rapid urbanization and industrialization have compounded the challenges.
As per the latest report published by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on 'National Inventory of Sewage Treatment Plant' in March 2021, State/ Union Territory wise operational and non-operational status of the STPs is available at:
The rest of the document can be viewed at https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2155020
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