Hooghly unfit for bathing, Dakshineswar worst

Water in the 17 rivers monitored by the state pollution control board (PCB) do not meet the bathing standard, putting several lakh who live along the rivers and bathe there at risk. The worst-hit area is Dakshineswar that attracts 50,000 devotees daily. Of the 44 locations where water quality was tested, Dakshineswar has the worst biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) level, implying that the pollution load is so high that it is difficult for even fish to breathe in the water here.

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