Chandigarh, Aug. 13 -- The water of river Ghaggar, an intermittent river originating in Shivalik hills and flowing through Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan, has been found unfit for drinking by the Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB). The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) which did an analysis of water quality monitoring results of river Ghaggar in Punjab and Haryana in 2023 also found that the river Ghaggar is non-complying with regards to notified primary water quality criteria for outdoor bathing at all the monitored locations.

These findings were tabled in the Lok Sabha by Union minister of state for health, Prataprao Jadhav in response to an unstarred question asked by Congress MP from Sirsa, Kumari Selja.

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