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Grossly polluted river streches

River Capacity Existing class Desired class Possible source of pollution
Sabarmati

i) Ahmedabad city to Sabarmati Ashram
ii) Sabarmati Ashram to Vautha
E

E
B

D
Domestic and industrial waste from Ahmedabad
Sutlej


i) Downstream Ludhiana to Harike

ii) Downstream of Nangal
Partly D
Partly E

E
C


C
Industrial waste from hoisery, tanning, electroplating and engineering industries and domestic waste from Ludhiana and Jalandhar
Yamuna


i) Delhi to confluence with Chambal
ii) In the city limits of Delhi, Agra and Mathura
Partly D, E

do
C

B
Waste from fertilisers, chloralkali and paper mills in Nangal
Subarnarekha Hatia Dam to Bharagora Partly D, E C Domestic and industrial waste from Delhi, Agra and Mathura
Godavari

i) Nasik to Nanded
ii) City limit of Nasik and Kota (about 15 km at each place)
Partly D, E

do
C
B
Domestic and industrial waste from Delhi, Agra and Mathura
Krishna Karad to Sangli Partly D, E C Waste from sugar, distillery and food processing industries
Chambal Downstream Nagda and Kota(about 15 km at each place) Partly D, E C Domestic and industrial waste from Nagda and Kota, respectively
Damodar Dhanbad to Haldia Partly D, E C Industrial waste from Dhanbad, Durgapur, Asansol, Haldia and Burnpur
Gomti Lucknow to Confluence with Ganga Partly D, E C Industrial waste from distilleries and domestic waste from Lucknow
Kali Modinagar to confluence with Ganga Partly D, E C Industrial and domestic waste from Modinagar
Khan

i) In the city limits of Indore
ii) Downstream from Indore
E

E
B

D
Industrial and domestic waste from Indore
Kshipra

i) In the city limits of Ujjain
ii) Downstream from Ujjain
E

E
B

D
Industrial and domestic waste from Ujjain
Hindon Saharanpur to confluence with Yamuna E D Industrial and domestic waste from Saharanpur and Ghaziabad
Index: A: Fit for dinking after disinfection B: Fit for bathing C: Fit for drinking but after conventional treatment and disinfection D: Fit for wildlife and fisheries E: Fit for irrigation, industrial cooling and controlled waste disposal