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- The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has raised concerns over high faecal coliform bacteria levels in the Ganga and Yamuna rivers in Prayagraj.
- A report by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) indicated high levels of faecal bacteria at various points along both the rivers near Prayagraj's Sangam
- Contamination of faecal coliform occurred in water due to the mixing of human or livestock excreta.
- Its levels indicate water quality and help in monitoring the presence of disease-causing bacteria.
- The total coliform levels (faecal plus other) in the Ganga were found to be around 1,400 times the standard.
- In the Yamuna, they were 660 times higher at certain locations in Prayagraj.
- A 2004 committee formed by the Ministry of Urban Development recommended that the desirable limit of faecal coliform should be at 500 MPN/100ml.
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