Scientists have claimed that the water quality has seen a remarkable improvement and is even fit for drinking!
With people staying indoors and industries shut, the Ganga river, flowing through Varanasi and Haridwar, has seen a significant improvement in water quality during the coronavirus lockdown.
On March 24, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a nationwide lockdown in order to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus. Ever since, industries which regularly discharge effluents into the Ganga have been shut.
And now after observation, scientists have claimed that the water quality has seen a remarkable improvement and is even fit for drinking!
ANI reports that the ghats in Haridwar are also shut to the public in light of the lockdown. With no people taking dips in the water or dumping waste in it, the water looks visibly cleaner. Even fish and other marine life can be seen in the waters.
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