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Water supply and sanitation in Uttar Pradesh, India has seen recent advancements in ensuring comprehensive access and quality. The northern state has a historical record of falling below the national average on critical metrics, leading to sanitation and water access becoming a political focal point, particularly in regions like Bundelkhand.
Rank State Percentage of households with access to safe drinking water(2011) 1: Rajasthan: 97.6 2: Tamil Nadu: 95.1 3: Bihar: 94.0 4: Haryana: 93.8 5: Himachal Pradesh
It covered 25 Class I towns (6 in Uttar Pradesh, 4 in Bihar, and 15 in West Bengal), [41] with ₹ 862.59 crore spent. The main objective was to improve water quality through the interception, diversion, and treatment of domestic sewage and to prevent toxic and industrial chemical wastes from identified polluting units from entering the river.
Ramgarh Tal is a lake located in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. In 1970, at its largest size, the lake covered an area of 723 hectares (1,790 acres) with a circumference of 18 kilometres (11 mi). Today, it covers about 678 hectares (1,680 acres).
To address these challenges, the NGT has ordered scientific studies of groundwater quality and directed the Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam to ensure the supply of clean drinking water to affected villages. These measures are crucial for safeguarding public health and ensuring sustainable water management in Bagpat district. [7] [8] [9] [11] [12]
Kanpur is often regarded as the heart of Uttar Pradesh. Kanpur had been the major financial and industrial centre of North India and also the ninth-largest urban economy in India. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] Today it is famous for its colonial architecture, gardens, sweets, dialect, lively culture and fine quality leather , plastic and textile products which ...
The Lower Sharda Barrage [2] [3] is constructed on the Sharda River, about 163.5 km downstream of the Upper Sharda Barrage.. This project is part of the Sharda Sahayak Pariyojana [4] and primarily depends on water diverted from the Karnali (Ghaghra) at Girjapur through the Sharda Sahayak link canal of 28.4 km length for over eight months in the year during the lean season; but it indents on ...
In 1994, the states of Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan and Delhi made a water sharing agreement that is due for revision in 2025. To achieve a water quality suitable for bathing ( BOD <3 mg/L and DO >5 mg/L) would require a greater rate of water flow in the river.