After Varanasi, Ganga turns green in Prayagraj
After Varanasi, now water of Ganga in Prayagraj has turned green. Most residents of Sangam city residing in localities close to the banks of Ganga have noticed this change in colour in the past two days. But on Sunday, the Ganga right from Rasoolabad to Sangam has donned a green hue.
The water at Rasulabad Ghat is noticeably green and muddy. However, the water at Phaphamau is bearing the green tinge and this hue can be spotted even at Shivkuti, Salori and Daraganj areas. This change in colour has also been noticed by the scientists who cite algal bloom as a possible cause behind it.
Prof Grijesh Kumar, coordinator of Allahabad University’s Centre of Environmental Studies said that the greenish appearance of the river could be due to microcystis algae.
“Speaking on the basis of just visual observation, the change of colour appears to be because of the algae named microcystis, which is found in stagnant water. The fact that water of Ganga is almost still these days could have resulted in the algal bloom,” he said.