Thread by @Indian_Rivers, #Punjab:-“Effluent discharge into Buddha nullah hs receded significantly after closure. On March [...]

#Punjab:-“Effluent discharge into Buddha nullah hs receded significantly after closure. On March 2, ~255 cusecs ws recorded, on March 16, discharge fell to 220 cusecs, while on March 29 it ws merely 197 cusecs.”Jasvir Singh, SDO, irrigation dept @mohitk1 https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/lockdown-effect-effluent-discharge-in-ludhiana-s-buddha-nullah-drops/story-uUFPVk7yWWxBRW727eztwK.html

Lockdown effect: Effluent discharge in Ludhiana’s Buddha Nullah drops - cities - Hindustan Times

The discharge into the nullah was recorded at 197 cusecs on Sunday, as against 220 cusecs on March 16, around a week before the state-wide curfew was imposed

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/lockdown-effect-effluent-discharge-in-ludhiana-s-buddha-nullah-drops/story-uUFPVk7yWWxBRW727eztwK.html

-Researchers hv said warm weather hs potential to reduce spread. But they said since Sars-CoV-2 is new virus, more data will b needed to confirm influence of tem on pathogen.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/sharp-showers-take-many-by-surprise-more-in-store-imd/articleshow/74870856.cms @rocksea @Mpalawat @ashimmitra @rajeevan61 @JamwalNidhi @yamunajiye @nivedita_Him

Sharp showers take many by surprise; more in store: IMD | Pune News - Times of India

The city on Saturday experienced an intense spell of rain that caused waterlogging and trees to fall across several neighbourhoods.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/sharp-showers-take-many-by-surprise-more-in-store-imd/articleshow/74870856.cms

Any changes in
Gomti @Venkatesh_D,
Ganga @DefeatKorona,
Hindon @vikranttongad
Yamuna @amitratheeadv
Sarsa @ManshiAsher
Mumbai, Pune rivers @Jeevitnadi, @SloganMurugan
Others rivers @yamunajiye @sidagarwal, @indiawater @GaonConnection
Other friends pls share here.

#Karnataka:-KSPCB says #water quality in #Cauvery & #rivers Kabini, Hemavati, Shimsha, Lakshmanathirtha back to what it used to b decades ago.
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/cauvery-tributaries-in-old-mysuru-region-look-cleaner-as-pandemic-keeps-pollution-away/article31210429.ece @zenrainman @AratiKumarRao @yamunajiye @SaciWATERs @nvedwan @Venkatesh_D @DefeatKorona @sidagarwal @indiawater

Cauvery, tributaries look cleaner as pandemic keeps pollution away

Release of industrial effluents, dumping of clothes and waste temporarily stops due to lockdown

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/cauvery-tributaries-in-old-mysuru-region-look-cleaner-as-pandemic-keeps-pollution-away/article31210429.ece

Momnathal villagers claim improvement in Hidnon #river in Noida. Request @CPCB_OFFICIAL @UPPCBLKO @UppcbG @UppcbN kindly utilize rare occasion to assess water quality in Hindon, Yamuna to find out sources, types, impacts of pollutants once #lockdown goes. https://twitter.com/vikranttongad/status/1245246157716107264

https://twitter.com/vikranttongad/status/1245246157716107264

#UttarPrdesh:-This report claims remarkable changes in #Yamuna #river #water quality in Mathura.

@RajivRanjanMis5 @cleanganganmcg @CPCB_OFFICIAL @BrajwasiRaghav @yamunajiye @Venkatesh_D @AdityaDubey2003 @WaterWatch2 @amitratheeadv

-Mathura devotees say improvement in Yamuna #river water quality at Gokul Barrage. @myogiadityanath
Can @CPCB_OFFICIAL @UPPCBLKO @UppcbG @UppcbN
verify. @nivedita_Him @GaonConnection @GargiRawat @BrajwasiRaghav @indiawater
#Lockdown #Covid19

Same claims frm Bateshwar d/s #Agra. Request @DrGargava @CPCB_OFFICIAL @UPPCBLKO to monitor, document these change in #Yamuna #river #water quality. @gssjodhpur @OfficeOfGSS @UPSingh_Jal @MoJSDoWRRDGR @JalShaktiAbhyan @PMOIndia @PrakashJavdekar @moefcc @yamunajiye @jayashreenandi

-Naroa #Punjab Manch demanded collection/videography of #water samples at inlet, outlet points of all STPs located at Ballo Ke, Bhattian, Jamalpur before govt allows industries resume operation. https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/ludhiana/collect-samples-of-buddha-nullah-water-ngt-urged-63893 @DrGargava @CPCB_OFFICIAL @yamunajiye @amitratheeadv @nvedwan

Collect samples of Buddha Nullah water, NGT urged

Manch wants samples collected from seemingly less polluted nullah before factories start operations again

https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/ludhiana/collect-samples-of-buddha-nullah-water-ngt-urged-63893

-"Demand expected to decline further in coming weeks with more & more stringent measures related to #lockdown being adopted by govt, further bringing down industrial, commercial activity in country," Emkay noted.
https://energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/power/virus-lockdown-to-dent-electricity-demand-by-around-25-pc-say-analysts/74904264 @ShripadManthan @Devinder_Sharma @MallikaBG

Virus lockdown to dent electricity demand by around 25 pc, say analysts - ET EnergyWorld

The entire country was put under a three-week lockdown starting March 25 to arrest the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. A few states like Maharash..

https://energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/power/virus-lockdown-to-dent-electricity-demand-by-around-25-pc-say-analysts/74904264

#Mumbai:- Life bouncing back in otherwise polluted Kasadi, Ulhas, Waldhuni rivers, nullahs, as industrial effluent, other waste flowing into them daily, has reduced in volume by 50%, confirm MPCB officials. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/mumbai-region-lockdown-breathes-life-into-polluted-creeks-and-rivers/articleshow/74859330.cms @AUThackeray @sunnyagro @yamunajiye @nivedita_Him

Mumbai region: Lockdown breathes life into polluted creeks and rivers | Mumbai News - Times of India

Rajesh Mhatre, a resident of Kalamboli and a regular jogger, says Kasardi river, into which treated effluents from neighbouring Taloja industrial area

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/mumbai-region-lockdown-breathes-life-into-polluted-creeks-and-rivers/articleshow/74859330.cms

-Traditional fisherfolks r not included in PM-Kisan, hence r not eligible for benefits similar to farmers. https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/economy/covid-19-traditional-fisherfolk-left-in-the-lurch-70095 @ikukreti @GaonConnection @JamwalNidhi @JagdishKrishna8 @Rehmat6 @indiawater @ICD_climate @InSeasonFish @NityJayaraman @stevenlockett @FisheriesBlog

COVID-19: Traditional fisherfolk left in the lurch

They are not included in PM-Kisan and hence are not eligible for benefits similar to farmers

https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/economy/covid-19-traditional-fisherfolk-left-in-the-lurch-70095

#Cauvery, #Karnataka:-What this essentially means is that #river is asking to b given a chance to survive, healthily. All it needed ws just 1 wk of shutdown to show its resilience. https://thefederal.com/opinion/in-shutdown-cauvery-breathes-life-again-shows-dispute-has-little-to-do-with-river/ @yamunajiye @zenrainman @AratiKumarRao @sidagarwal @indiawater @Venkatesh_D

In shutdown, Cauvery breathes life again; shows dispute has little to do with river - The Federal

Unlike most other river water disputes, the Cauvery is not one about sharing the river water when it is in full flow — it is always about sharing the shortage when the river goes dry.

https://thefederal.com/opinion/in-shutdown-cauvery-breathes-life-again-shows-dispute-has-little-to-do-with-river/

#GANGA:- "Due to lockdown, industrial activities r at lower level. Thr wld definitely b less effluent generation, discharge but improvement is temporary respite. What is required is more stringent regulations," Himanshu Thakkar. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/lockdown-health-of-river-ganga-improves/articleshow/74946264.cms @yamunajiye @vikranttongad

Lockdown: Health of river Ganga improves

The health of Ganga River has seen significant improvement since enforcement of the nationwide lockdown that has led to reduction in dumping of industrial waste into it, experts have said.

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/lockdown-health-of-river-ganga-improves/articleshow/74946264.cms

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