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Supreme Court on River Pollution
March 3 , 2026
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- The Supreme Court gave the responsibility of monitoring river pollution to the National Green Tribunal (NGT).
- The Supreme Court of India closed its 2021 Suo motu case on polluted rivers.
- The Court said that the right to live in clean and hygienic conditions is part of Article 21 (Right to Life) of the Constitution of India.
- The monitoring work will now be done by the NGT.
- As per the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) 2025 report, 296 river stretches are polluted in India.
- A river stretch is called polluted when the Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) is more than 3 milligrams per litre.
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