River Ravi Commission

"The aim of this post is not to list in some definite order which rivers are the dirtiest, but rather bring to the attention of society the problems of almost all the rivers all over the world nowadays."

The Dirtiest Rivers In The World The Dirtiest Rivers In The World. Looking at the river and if there’s no garbage close to you, it’s hard to determine whether the river is contaminated. The rivers on the photos below may look “fine” but the facts speak for themselves. This is horrifying and this should be stopped.

Lecture and presentation on the work of the River Ravi Commission given at Hast-o-Neest on 3 November 2013

Project River Ravi - The River Ravi Commission: The Background: Rafay Alam PROJECT RIVER RAVI - THE RIVER RAVI COMMISSION PART 1: THE BACKGROUND TO THE RIVER DEBATE RESPECTING THE RIVER - OWNING THE RIVER RAVI SERIES OF SEMINARS ON THE RIVER AND OUR ATTITUDE TOWARDS IT FIRST SESSION: INTRODUCING THE RIVER RAVI COMMISSION SUNDAY, 3rd NOVEMBER, 6:30 pm Ahmad Rafay Alam, envi...

This "ingenious system" to treat waste is similar to the one proposed by the River Ravi Commission to treat 10 cusecs of wastewater before its discharge into the River Ravi:

Ingenious system to manage sewage in Kolkata | India Water Portal Fishermen of the East Kolkata Wetlands use garbage from the city’s lakes to rear fish. This has made Kolkata India's only riverside Class I city without a conventional sewage treatment plant.

The IRIN news network has covered the work of the River Ravi Commission

Analysis: Bridging the development-versus-pollution gap in Pakistan “I don't let them drink this water,” Muhammad said, gesturing towards a group of water-buffaloes cooling off in a canal not far from Pakistan’s eastern city of Lahore. “This water is from the city. All of its garbage comes into it,” he explained.

RIVER RAVI WATER POLLUTION [ENG] Shows, movies, and trailers from Hulu, The WB, Fox, HBO and more. Catch some of the hottest shows shortly after they air, plus the latest in blockbusters and independent film.

An urdu version of the SEMU documentary may be seen here

Pollution in River Ravi Water (Urdu) Shows, movies, and trailers from Hulu, The WB, Fox, HBO and more. Catch some of the hottest shows shortly after they air, plus the latest in blockbusters and independent film.

http://www.lhc.gov.pk/greenBenchOrders/WP-Environment-9137-12-08-03-2013.pdf

In yesterday's hearing before the Lahore High Court, the Court directed the Government of Punjab to go ahead with the Ravi Commission proposal to establish a constructed wetland on land near Babu Sabu.

Ravi wetlands project: ‘Govt to proceed with RRC proposal’ The WWF-Pakist­an has promis­ed to provid­ing upto 50 per cent of the operat­ing cost of the wetlan­ds.

Abdul Rauf's column in Jang on "Aik Darya ki Maut"

Daily Jang Epaper, Urdu Multimedia E-Newspaper of Pakistan with video footage - ejang.jang.com.pk