Several rivers in Odisha's Mahanadi river system are heavily polluted with total coliform counts significantly exceeding permissible limits. Kathajodi river in Cuttack and Gangua nullah in Bhubaneswar ...

The total coliform count, indicating faecal contamination, recorded at the sewage discharge point in Aluva was 70,000 MPN (most probable number) per 100 ml, according to the test results compiled by ...

Faecal contamination has exceeded the maximum permissible limits along the Pathalam bund stretch of the Periyar River in Ernakulam. The total coliform count recorded near the bund was 2600 MPN (most ...