ACTION PLAN FOR REJUVENATION OF RIVER TUNGA
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Proposed Action Plan for Rejuvenation of River Tunga
Karnataka State Pollution Control Board
“Parisara Bhavana”, # 49, Church Street,
Bengaluru - 560 001
January 2019
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ACTION PLAN FOR REJUVENATION OF RIVER TUNGA
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INDEX
Topic Page No.
Sl. No.
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1 Introduction to Tunga River
2 Sources of Pollution - Municipal Sewage 4
generation and Treatment
3 4-5
Characteristics of River water quality
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4 Action taken by the Board
5 Action to be taken for Rejuvenation of River 5-6
Water Quality
6 Cost component involved in the Restoration of 6-7
Polluted stretch
7 Status of Environmental Flow (E-Flow) 7
8 Short Term and Long Term Action and the 7-11
Identified Authorities for initiating actions and
the time limits for ensuring compliance
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ACTION PLAN FOR REJUVENATION OF RIVER TUNGA
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Proposed action plan for Rejuvenation of River Tunga
16. State : Karnataka
River Name : Tunga
River Stretch : Shivamoga to Kudli
Priority : V (BOD 3-6 mg/l)
BOD Max.Value: 4.3 mg/L
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1. TUNGA RIVER AT SHIVAMOGGA CITY:
The Tunga river is born in the Western Ghats on a hill known as Varaha Parvata at a place
called Gangamoola. From here, the river flows through two districts in Karnataka - Chikmagalur
District and Shimoga District. It is 147 km long and merges with the Bhadra River at Koodli, a small
town near Shimoga City, Karnataka. The river is given the compound name Tungabhadra from this
point on. The Tungabhadra flows eastwards and merges with the Krishna River in Andhra
Pradesh.The total polluted stretch of the River about 10 kms from Shivamogga to Kudli.
Figure 1. The Tunga River Stretch
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