Indiscriminate use of water by increasing population and industrial expansion has led degradation of the quality of water considerably. Surface water available from rivers, canals, lakes, etc. is never pure. It contains small quantities of suspended particles, organic and inorganic substances. When the concentration of these substances increases, the water becomes polluted and hence becomes unfit for use. In such a situation, the self-purifying capacity of water is unable to purify the water.

Which of the following is not the nature of pollution of the Ganga river?

Extraction of water by Haryana and Uttar Pradesh for irrigation

Nature of pollution of Ganga River-

1. Industrial pollution from towns like Kanpur.
2. Domestic wastes from Urban centres.
3. Dumping of carcasses in the river.