NEW DELHI: Pollution in the Yamuna in Delhi continues to remain high, with faecal coliform reading hitting an MPN (most probable number) high of 7.9 million units per 100ml at Asgarpur, where the river exits the Capital, according to a report by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) to NGT on November 28.
The MPN reading was 7.9 million units per 100ml in October too, which was the highest concentration since December 2020, when it was 1.2 billion units per 100ml, according to DPCC.
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