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Exploring Ecological Conditions, Collaborationsand Comparisons: recent experiences on
the Ganga (Ganges) River
Crop Developed Forest Shrubland Grassland Barren
Land cover within 5km of the riverPercent
80
60
40
20
0
Ganga Watershed St. Lawrence Watershed
Land cover within 5km of the riverPercent
80
60
40
20
0Crop Developed Forest Shrubland Grassland Barren
6:50
Delhi Lucknow
Varnasi
Patna
Calcutta
Kanpur
Hardiwar
Allahabad
Dec 2002
Jan 2004
Dr. Ram Boojh, CEE Ministry of Forestery and Env., LucknowProf. P.K. Mathur, Department of Chemistry, Lucknow University, LucknowProf. P.K. Tandon, Department of Botany, Lucknow UniversityDr. M.J. Hassan, National Environmental Engineering Res. Institute, NagpurDr. S.M. Akhtar, Integral Inst. of Technology,LucknowDr. Sanjeev Singh, Integral Inst. of Technology,LucknowM.P. Yadav, Principal, T.D. Girls Inter College, Gomti Nagar, LucknowDr. V.P. Sharma, Industrial Toxicology Research Institute (ITRC), LucknowDr. Abdhesh Gangwar, Himalaya Iniative,CEE-North, LucknowPreeti. M Shah, BALA Foundation, LucknowDr. Jalal Rizvi, JAGRITI, LucknowSheeba Basheer, TALEEM, c/o CEE, Lucknow
Prof. Tasneem, Dept of Bio Sciences Jamia Milia Islamia University, New DelhiDr. K G Saxena, School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru Univ.,New DelhiDr. Brij Gopal, School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru Univ., NewDelhi
Dr. G C Chaudhary, Dept of Geology, Benaras Hindu University, VaranasiDr. U K Chaudhary, Ganga Res Lab, Inst of Technology, BHU, VaranasiDr. B D Tripathi, Coordinator Environ. Science, BHU, VaranasiDr. V K Dubey, National Council of Development Communication, Varanasi
Dr. R.K. Sinha, Patna Science College, PatnaMr. M. Ehtesham, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
Dr. Kriteshwar Prasad, Dept. of Geology, Patna University, PatnaDr. Akhileshwari Nath, Dept. of Zoology, Patna University, PatnaDr. M.P. Shrivatava, Bihar Scampi Farmers’ Association; Vikas Foundation, Patna
Prof. K. Mahalanabis, Jadavpur University, CalcuttaProf. Vinay K. Kantha, East-West Educational Center, PatnaProf. Daisy Narrain, East-West Educational Center, PatnaDeepak Srivastava, Bihar Remote Sensing Application Centre, Bihar-IGSC, Patna
IssuesPollution/Public HealthWater SupplyFloodplain EncroachmentBiological Conservation
IssuesPollution/Public HealthWater SupplyFloodplain EncroachmentBiological Conservation
40% on sewer lines40% of that is treated
Element
Concentration units Det. Limit
Aluminum 13,100 ug/l 100 Cadmium 630 ug/l 50 Chromium 940 ug/l 90 Iron 5000 ug/l 100 Lead 290 ug/l 60 Molybdenum 860 ug/l 30 Zinc 850 ug/l 180 Mercury 84 ug/l 2
IssuesPollution/Public HealthWater SupplyFloodplain EncroachmentBiological Conservation
IssuesPollution/Public HealthWater SupplyFloodplain EncroachmentBiological Conservation
IssuesPollution/Public HealthWater Supply FailureFloodplain EncroachmentBiological Conservation
Technical InterestsEcological assessmentClassification toolsChironomid-CholeraRiver Linkage Risks
Delhi Lucknow
Varnasi
Patna
Calcutta
Kanpur
Hardiwar
AllahabadTechnical InterestsEcological assessmentClassification toolsChironomid-CholeraRiver Linkage Risks
Herniated tumors in zooplankton
Landscape-based ecologicalmapping and its application in river
management/restoration.School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of MichiganInstitute for Fisheries Research, Michigan Department of Natural Resources,
Technical InterestsBiological assessmentClassification toolsChironomid-CholeraRiver Linkage Risks
Elevation map of the Ganga Watershed
Technical InterestsBiological assessmentClassification toolsChironomid-CholeraRiver Linkage Risks
Geology of the Ganga Watershed
Technical InterestsBiological assessmentClassification toolsChironomid-CholeraRiver Linkage Risks
Technical InterestsBiological assessmentClassification toolsChironomid-CholeraRiver Linkage Risks
Technical InterestsBiological assessmentClassification toolsChironomid-CholeraRiver Linkage Risks
http://rivers.snre.umich.edu/ganga/
Preliminary river segment delineation of the Ganga Watershed
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