Chitwan, November 13:

A report made public by the Narayani Environment Conservation and Local Resource Management Centre here today said that water in Narayani river is getting polluted fast due to the chemical waste disposed from the industries lying on the bank of the river.

According to the report, pollution was found in the river after a field study of the river from Devghat to Pitauji and the test of the water in the central lab of the Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science (IAAS) at Rampur.

Professor at Rampur Campus Dr Madhav Kumar Shrestha and Narayan Prasad Pandit were involved in the field study and testing of the water for over a year starting from mid-August 2005.

According to the report, the chemical waste disposed from Bhrikuti Paper Mill and Gorkha Brewery is the main reasons behind the pollution in the river.

The report said the temperature of water in the river keeps fluctuating from 12 to 31 degree Celsius.

The tests have revealed a rise in acidity of the river water by 2 mg per litre due to the release of chemical wastes, while oxygen level in the river has gone down with a corresponding rise in nitrogen and phosphorous.

The pollution will have adverse effects on the resistance and reproductive capacity of the aquatic animals and may one day become reason for their extinction, the report warned.

Bhrikuti Paper Mill is located at Gaidakot of Nawalparasi and Gorkha Brewery is located at Bhedabari of the same district on the bank of the Narayani river.