Mysuru: Jal Shakthi Ministry has told the Parliament that 17 river stretches in Karnataka including River Cauvery, Kabini and Lakshmanatheertha that flow in Mysuru district are polluted due to relentless discharge of sewage, industrial waste and other effluents. The industries are located in the catchment areas of the Rivers.
The polluting rivers are identified in terms of bio-chemical oxygen demand (BOD) levels, an indicator of organic pollution, said the Ministry in Parliament last Friday. Industrial pollution including effluents discharged from sugar factories, leather and automobile industries, non-point sources such as agricultural run-off, open defecation, run-off from solid waste dump sites also contribute to pollution of these rivers, the Ministry added.
