Dear All, It is an important ...

Dear All, It is an important point, which needs serious thought. all the indicators as mentioned above by different participants in this Discussion, are fair enough. However for success of such River Cleaning Programme, one should not underestimate even the self-purification capabilities of water bodies. So the Dry Weather Flow in the River is also an important aspect, while looking for all the indicator qualities. All weather ecological flow of water needs to be considered to know the dilution effects for the pollutants, if any. Another important indicator may be the pollutants loads from different outfalls into the River. For all the Cities / Towns along the River Ganga of any other Major River in India, the task of establishing the Sewerage Network alongwith Sewage Treatment Plant might not be a feasible option immediately at this point of time. So all the Waste Outfalls / Drainage Channels leading to the River should be initiated as a points of Bioremediation, which may eventually grow the scope for reuse or recycle for different meaningful purposes. Finally as a whole the the pollutants loads to the Rivers might get reduced. Thanking All. Regards.