Table 5.
Sewage and industrial load in the Hindon River
| District/cities | Industries | Sewage discharge (MLD) | Total discharge (MLD) | Discharged into: | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nos. | Treated effluent (MLD) | Treated | Untreated | Total | |||
| Saharanpur | 45 | 17.89 | 38 | 82 | 120 | 137.89 | Hindon |
| Muzaffarnagar | 45 | 37.30 | 0 | 73.84 | 73.84 | 111.14 | Hindon/kali |
| Shamli | 5 | 2.35 | 0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 12.85 | Krishni/Hindon |
| Meerut | 4 | 1.86 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 11.86 | Hindon |
| Baghpat | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 | Hindon |
| Ghaziabad | 353 | 18.49 | 186 | 195.203 | 381.203 | 399.693 | Hindon |
| G.B Nagar | 20 | 50.945 | - | - | - | 50.94 | Hindon |
| Total | 473 | 78.39* | 224 | 371.643 | 595.643 | 724.973 | |
Source: UPPCB, 2015. *Total discharge doesnot include for G.B Nagar, as information regarding amount of treated effluent is not available.