The TGPCB found increased levels of pollution in Hussain Sagar lake water during Ganesh immersion 2025, especially at immersion platforms. Key pollutants included coliform bacteria, TDS, COD, and BOD. Dissolved oxygen dropped to zero at major immersion sites

Hyderabad: Hussain Sagar lake water contained total coliform in three locations—Platform No 1, Necklace Road, and Budha statue—during Ganesh immersion in 2025, according to an analysis report of the Telangana Pollution Control Board (TGPCB).

However, the PCB report also says that there was a decreasing trend of total coliform in the remaining three locations—Platform No 2, Lumbini Park, and Necklace Road—compared to 2024.

TGPCB authorities collected lake water samples before, during, and after Ganesh immersion from six locations, i

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