Arunachal Pradesh State Pollution Control Board Collects Water Samples

Water Turbidity Analysis

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ITANAGAR: A team of scientists and environmental engineers from Arunachal Pradesh State Pollution Control Board (APSPCB) has collected water samples from the Panyor (Ranganadi) river in Lower Subansiri district for turbidity analysis.

The samples were collected from the river on Saturday following reports of downstream impact after Ranganadi Hydro Electric Power Corporation (NEEPCO) shut down its project from February 9 last for carrying out repair works in the tunnels, official sources informed here on Sunday.

The collected samples will be sent to Guwahati-based National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories for analysis and measurement of water turbidity, the sources said.

The river water in the downstream of the project in Yazali has turned extremely turbid after the annual maintenance work, resulting in the death of countless fishes.

State Environment and Forest Minister Nabam Rebia on Friday carried out an inspection of the impact of siltation at the downstream and asked the project authorities to immediately carry out preventive measures.

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