New Delhi: Union Minister of State for Water Resources (Jal Shakti) Rattan Lal Kataria on Thursday informed the Lok Sabha that 19 rivers in Odisha are polluted.
The minister, in a written reply to a question by BJP leader Jual Oram, said according to the report by the Central Pollution Control Board, the sample test has revealed that 19 rivers in Odisha are polluted.
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These rivers are Gangua, Guradinala, Kathjodi, Nandirajhara, Daya, Luna, Mangala, Kuakhai, Bangurulala, Bheden, Brahmani, Budhabalanga, Kusumi, Mahanadi, Nagabali, Ratnachira, Rusikulya, Sabulia and Sedhua.
