Haridwar which is the holy city and known as ‘Gateway of Gods’. People visit there to take bath in river Ganga on various auspicious occasions.
According to the Uttarakhand Pollution Control Board the Ganga river water in the holy city Haridwar is found in the category ‘B’.
The Pollution Control Board of Uttarakhand conducts a test every month in eight places in Haridwar.
There are several category, which defines the quality of water. The A category is given when the water is least toxic. But when there is the condition of most toxicity in the water, it is given E category.
Speaking to ANI, the Regional officer of the Uttarakhand Pollution Control Board, Rajendra Singh said that, “Central Pollution Control Board has divided the quality of water into 5 classes. On the basis of four parameters (pH, dissolved oxygen, biological oxygen and total coliform bacteria), the quality of Ganga has been found to be in the ‘B’ category. This means that the water of Ganga is suitable for bathing.”
The priest in Haridwar also expressed his concern about the deteriorating water quality.
He stated that, “By bathing with only Ganga water, the diseases of our body are cured. Diseases like cancer are cured by it. We claim that if you take Ganga water now and check it after 10 years, you will not find any impurity in it. But whatever is coming out regarding the purity of Ganga water is because of human waste and we need to change it.”
