Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on the water quality of the Damodar River, a tributary of the Ganga River in West Bengal.

Unlabelled: The COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic is wreaking havoc on the planet, yet control of waste materials comforted the ecosystem during the lockdown restricting human activities. Damodar is the most important tributary of the lower Ganga River in West Bengal. It flows through an industrially developed, agriculturally flourished populated area.

Evaluation of spatio-temporal variation of water quality and source identification of conducive parameters in Damodar River, India.

The lower course of the Damodar River in West Bengal is one of the most polluted stretches in the Ganga River basin. There is a lack of research along the whole course of the Damodar, and parameter level analysis receives little attention. Eleven monitoring sites were chosen based on the potential sources of pollution for 6 years (2014-2019).