In 2018, over 160 million total coliform bacteria was found in a sample of 100 milliliter of river water in India's capital territory of Delhi. Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh were the leading states with particularly poor river water quality. On the other hand, the north-eastern state of Sikkim had the best quality of river water in the country.
Number of total coliforms in rivers across India in 2018, by state
(MPN per 100 milliliters )
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MOSPI. (March 31, 2020). Number of total coliforms in rivers across India in 2018, by state (MPN per 100 milliliters ) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1156043/india-number-of-total-coliforms-in-rivers-by-state/
MOSPI. "Number of total coliforms in rivers across India in 2018, by state (MPN per 100 milliliters )." Chart. March 31, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1156043/india-number-of-total-coliforms-in-rivers-by-state/
MOSPI. (2020). Number of total coliforms in rivers across India in 2018, by state (MPN per 100 milliliters ). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1156043/india-number-of-total-coliforms-in-rivers-by-state/
MOSPI. "Number of Total Coliforms in Rivers across India in 2018, by State (Mpn per 100 Milliliters )." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1156043/india-number-of-total-coliforms-in-rivers-by-state/
MOSPI, Number of total coliforms in rivers across India in 2018, by state (MPN per 100 milliliters ) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1156043/india-number-of-total-coliforms-in-rivers-by-state/ (last visited December 28, 2024)
Number of total coliforms in rivers across India in 2018, by state (MPN per 100 milliliters ) [Graph], MOSPI, March 31, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1156043/india-number-of-total-coliforms-in-rivers-by-state/
