Varanasi's heavily contaminated river: Assi shrinks into a nala-a ground report from Sunderpur.

The Assi (Hindi: अस्सी) or Asi (Hindi: असी Asī or असि Asi [ˈʌsi]) is a small river in the city of Varanasi in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is a minor tributary of the river Ganges.Assi River is mentioned in ancient scriptures such as the Padma Purana, Matsya Purana, Agni Purana and Kurma Purana.According to the Vamana Purana, the river was created by the gods alongside the Varuna River.The river is eight kilometers long. The Assi River is also referred to as Assi Nala (sewer) by many locals, including the Varanasi administration.
The Assi River is affected by pollution as it receives wastewater from over two dozen nalas (sewers) located in Varanasi. In 2012, local residents of Varanasi established the Assi Nadi Mukti Abhiyan, a social organisation dedicated to removing encroachments and restoring the Assi River to its original state.
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) established a committee to devise a restoration plan for the Assi River. The committee's mid-2021 report proposed conducting a survey to assess encroachments in the catchment area and mapping pollution sources to address the issue of sewage-related pollution.In 2023, Denmark committed to providing ₹1,000 crores to the Government of Uttar Pradesh at UP's Global Investors Summit for the cleanup of the Ganga River and its tributaries. However, the allocation of resources and timeline for the Assi River remained uncertain.
India’s polluted rivers are becoming a global pollution problem.
As Varanasi’s standing swells, the Assi river shrinks into a nala.
Ghats of Varanasi-an emerging centre of pollution
Varanasi Development Authority, with the with the support of IIT (BHU), is preparing a detailed project.
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