By Anshika Verma22, Feb 2025 07:00 AMjagranjosh.com
Most polluted rivers in India
India has several rivers that supply rivers to agricultural and industrial purposes. Here, we bring to you the top 5 most polluted rivers in India, check them out!
Ganga
Ganga is considered as the most polluted river in India. According to religious beliefs, this river is a holy river and the reason for its pollution is poor maintenance and bacteria.
Yamuna
Yamuna is getting polluted day by day and it is loaded with industrial chemicals, domestic wastes. This river passes through Delhi from Palla village in Wazirpur to Okhla.
Brahmaputra
The Brahmaputra is a polluted river that is struggling to breathe in the toxic environment and it observes millions of sewage waste and chemicals from various sources.
Damodar
Damador flows through the states of Jharkhand and West Bengal is the polluted river because of coal production wastes and poor maintenance of the river by the locals.
Bagmati
Bagmati is a river that flows through Kathmandu in Nepal and later joins Bihar's Koshi river. This river is only a foul-smelling river, heavily industrialsed waste included.
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