Will the Minister of CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS be please to state:
(a) whether any study on Eutrophication has been conducted in India, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
(b) the details of the areas where this problem is primarily seen; and
(c) the details of the role of agriculture in eutrophication of surface water and ground water?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
(SHRI HANSRAJ GANAGARAM AHIR)
(a) to (c): No study on eutrophication in wetlands, lakes or rivers of the country has been sponsored/ undertaken under the National Plan for Conservation of Aquatic Eco-systems or National River Conservation Plan of Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change.
Eutrophication, a common phenomenon occurring in water bodies, is a response of ecosystem to the addition of artificial or natural nutrients, mainly phosphates and nitrates, through detergents, fertilizers, sewage, etc.
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