what measures are being taken to control pollution in rivers india ?
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In general, the following measures are necessary:
Creating awareness among the surrounding habitation.
Prevention of the household liquid and solid wastes getting in to the river.
Prevention of Municipal drainage getting into the river.
Prevention of Industrial, agricultural and other solid wastes getting into the river.
Keeping the river flow continuous without any hindrance.
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Robert Bray, Batchelor of Architecture Sustainable Technology & Architecture, University of the Witwatersrand (1980)
Answered Oct 2, 2017
River pollution is about strict control of effluent and toxic chemical dumping. It takes good legislation, good policing, and even better legal punishment for offenders.
However that said, there is a major reason our rivers are so polluted that no one thinks about.
It's called the hydro dam.
When we build a dam on a river we change its character and it cannot deal with pollution. The natural system of most rivers requires good flow, and Hydro dams reduce the flow. The Yellow river is a case in point. This is one of earths greatest rivers but, until recently this river did not reach the sea for over 200 days a year because Hydro dams and crop irrigation used the water and stopped the flow. Silt builds up in shallow slow rivers unless seasonal rains are allowed to flood the river basin. The water became stagnant and the toxicity levels made the water undrinkable. Villages on the banks relied on boreholes and were allowed to called drinking water for only two hours a day. The river bed silts up and it now runs several meters higher than surrounding land, and when it does flood after heavy rains it floods vast areas causing death and poverty.
Only when we devise a way to effectively generate power from flowing water, without a dam or barrage to create a pressure head, will the hydro dam system be rejected for the damage it does to the environment. Fish cannot migrate to spawn, massive tracts of land are lost to water, evaporation causes large percentages of rainfall to be lost and no one cares because it makes precious electricity. When I see the articles written that call hydro power the cleanest renewable energy on earth, my blood boils.
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Proper education from kindergarden
Legalizing stringent river protection laws
Conducting awareness campaigns
Ban plastic wrappings and plastic straws completely since they take 400 years to degrade
Establishing a proper waste management system that works 24x7
Protecting mangrooves and marsh lands
Cleaning rivers and lakes periodically using trash skimmers
Removing excess nutrients and toxic compounds such as mercury and lead using Bio Water Train developed by Fenbits Technology Solutions
Mapping the river water quality periodically using Fenbot unmanned surface vehicle
Establishing sewage treatment plants in every cities
Ban chemical fertilizers and promote the use of organic fertilizers
Shifting red category industries located near river banks to far away industrial zones
Ban all mining operations that can cause ground water pollution
Creating awareness among the surrounding habitation.
Prevention of the household liquid and solid wastes getting in to the river.
Prevention of Municipal drainage getting into the river.
Prevention of Industrial, agricultural and other solid wastes getting into the river.
Keeping the river flow continuous without any hindrance.
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Robert Bray, Batchelor of Architecture Sustainable Technology & Architecture, University of the Witwatersrand (1980)
Answered Oct 2, 2017
River pollution is about strict control of effluent and toxic chemical dumping. It takes good legislation, good policing, and even better legal punishment for offenders.
However that said, there is a major reason our rivers are so polluted that no one thinks about.
It's called the hydro dam.
When we build a dam on a river we change its character and it cannot deal with pollution. The natural system of most rivers requires good flow, and Hydro dams reduce the flow. The Yellow river is a case in point. This is one of earths greatest rivers but, until recently this river did not reach the sea for over 200 days a year because Hydro dams and crop irrigation used the water and stopped the flow. Silt builds up in shallow slow rivers unless seasonal rains are allowed to flood the river basin. The water became stagnant and the toxicity levels made the water undrinkable. Villages on the banks relied on boreholes and were allowed to called drinking water for only two hours a day. The river bed silts up and it now runs several meters higher than surrounding land, and when it does flood after heavy rains it floods vast areas causing death and poverty.
Only when we devise a way to effectively generate power from flowing water, without a dam or barrage to create a pressure head, will the hydro dam system be rejected for the damage it does to the environment. Fish cannot migrate to spawn, massive tracts of land are lost to water, evaporation causes large percentages of rainfall to be lost and no one cares because it makes precious electricity. When I see the articles written that call hydro power the cleanest renewable energy on earth, my blood boils.
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Proper education from kindergarden
Legalizing stringent river protection laws
Conducting awareness campaigns
Ban plastic wrappings and plastic straws completely since they take 400 years to degrade
Establishing a proper waste management system that works 24x7
Protecting mangrooves and marsh lands
Cleaning rivers and lakes periodically using trash skimmers
Removing excess nutrients and toxic compounds such as mercury and lead using Bio Water Train developed by Fenbits Technology Solutions
Mapping the river water quality periodically using Fenbot unmanned surface vehicle
Establishing sewage treatment plants in every cities
Ban chemical fertilizers and promote the use of organic fertilizers
Shifting red category industries located near river banks to far away industrial zones
Ban all mining operations that can cause ground water pollution
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