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Water Quality Monitoring Network. To assess the nature and extent of pollution Control needed in different water bodies or their part, water quality monitoring is an imperative prerequisite
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Water Quality Monitoring Network • To assess the nature and extent of pollution Control needed in different water bodies or their part, water quality monitoring is an imperative prerequisite • Central Pollution Control Board in collaboration with State Pollution Control Boards has established a Water Quality Monitoring Network Strengthening of water Quality Monitoring Network National Water Quality Monitoring Network • Number of monitoring stations will be increased to 2500 during 11th Plan. • The optimum network to cover all the surface water bodies would be about 10000 monitoring stations. • Monitoring of micro pollutants will be strengthened with quality assurance. • Optimization of monitoring locations, parameters and frequency of monitoring. River wise distribution of water quality monitoring stations SOME OF POLLUTED RIVER STRETCHES(BOD>30mg/l and BOD exceeding 6mg/l on all occasions from 2202-2008 )