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New research reveals dangerously high levels of heavy metal and sewage pollution in Prayagraj's Ganga and Yamuna rivers. The contamination poses a severe public health crisis. Read the full findings.

In August 2025, the Ganga swelled dangerously, rising to 78.460 metres in Chunar and Sadar tehsils — just short of its 1978 peak of 80.34 metres and well above the danger mark of 73.60 metres.

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