| Study Sites |
Location |
Source of Pollution |
| SS 1 |
Lahurikhurd, Dist-Siddharthnagar |
Marked as control site, no prominent source of pollution. |
| SS 2 |
Rudhauli, Dist-Basti |
Effluents from a sugar factory. |
| SS 3 |
Maghar, Dist-Santkabirnagar |
Effluent from a paper industry. |
| SS 4 |
Chhatai bridge, Dist-Gorakhpur. |
Effluents from many small and large scale industries situated in GIDA (Gorakhpur Industrial Development Area). |
| SS 5 |
Kauriram, Dist-Gorakhpur |
This site was selected as a study site to evaluate the change in water quality incurred after traveling 21 Km. distance from the last source of pollution i.e., the study site 4. |
