Sahibabad. Despite spending crores of rupees in the Namami Gange scheme of the central government to make the rivers clean, the water of the Hindon river has become pure at only one place, the Chijarsi point. This has been revealed from the report of the Pollution Control Board. The scope of the Hindon river, which originates from the hills of Shakumbhari Devi in Saharanpur, is spread over an area of about 400 kilometers, in which the Pollution Control Board periodically tests samples from seven places. Under the Namami Gange scheme, about Rs 400 crore is estimated to be spent to purify the Hindon river.
During the Corona period, the water of the Hindon river was free from pollution and became suitable for aquatic animals, but after two years the condition only started deteriorating. According to the report of the Pollution Control Board, except for Chhijarsi Point, the rest of the water in the river is not suitable for irrigation, aquatic animals or birds. This is the reason why the arrival of foreign birds in the Hindon river has reduced every year.
Social worker Sushil Raghav says that the main reason for the pollution of the Hindon river is the waste coming out of the industrial units. Although the officials of the Pollution Control Board make projects every year to make Hindon clean, but the benefits are very less. It was told in the report that from Saharanpur to Gautam Buddha Nagar, the Hindon river flows through many districts of the state. In this distance, the level of dissolved oxygen, organic chemical oxygen ie BOD in the river water is quite dangerous.
In such a situation, whenever the pollution control board collects samples for testing, its report is often bad. The board released its report after taking water samples in February, in which water has been cleared from Saharanpur to Noida at only one place i.e. Chijarsi. The water of this place can be used for irrigation and animals. Apart from this, the water condition of Hindon river has been recorded in very poor ie E-category at other places.
The pollution board takes water samples from seven places for testing. These include Maheshpur in Saharanpur, Sardhana Baghpat Road in Meerut, Karhera in Ghaziabad, GT Road near Hindon Bridge and Chhijarsi Bridge on the Delhi-Meerut Expressway. Apart from this, sample of Hindon water is taken from Noida Kulesara.
Average state of Hindon river every year at Heda Point, Ghaziabad Point
Year DO BOD Total Coloform
2022 0.71 20.9 2.85 Lakh
2021 01.5 18.9 2.34 Lakh
2020 01.6 17.2 6.20 Lakh
2019 02.25 21.3 1.84 Lakh
2018 01.66 31.9 28.36 Thousand
These are the standard of Hindon river
DO – Dissolved Oxygen – 5 mg/l
BOD – Biochemical Oxygen Demand -3 mg/l
Total Coloform – 5000/Litre
Hindon’s water condition (report based on February 2023 investigation)
Location DO BOD Total Coloform
Saharanpur, Maheshpur – 44 36 thousand
Baghpat Road, Meerut 3.8 24 1.30 Lakh
Chijarsi Bridge, Ghaziabad 4.66 12 3.30 Lakh
Kulesara, Noida 0.1 20 3.40 Lakh
They say that the officials are continuously holding talks with the officials of the concerned departments to make the water of the river clean and pure. Samples were tested in the month of February. In his report, the water near Chijarsi has become clear. Instructions have been given by the CPCB to the officers of the districts falling in the river of about 400 km area. Efforts will be made to improve the next investigation report.
– Utsav Sharma, Regional Manager, Pollution Control Board
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