ACKNOWLEDGEMENT..- I LIST OF FIGURES.- ..IV LIST OF TABLES..- VI ACRONYMS- VII ABSTRACT- VIII 1. INTRODUCTION- .1 1.1 BACKGROUND- 1 1.2 NEED OF THE STUDY..- 1 1.3 RESEARCH QUESTION- 3 1.4 AIM- 4 1.5 OBJECTIVES- ..4 1.6 METHODOLOGY- ..4 1.7 SCOPE & LIMITATION- ..5 1.8 CHAPTERISATION..- 5 2. RIVER POLLUTION & ACTION PLAN IN INDIA..7 2.1 INTRODUCTION- .7 2.1.1 Sources of pollution- 7 2.2 EXISTING INDIAN SCENARIO OF RIVER POLLUTION8 2.3 WATER QUALITY MONITORING- .11 2.3.1 National Water Quality Monitoring Programme.11 2.3.2 Various Parameters considered for Monitoring Definition..11 2.3.3 Rivers Bio-mapping Concept.- .12 2.3.4 Water quality Standard- ..13 2.4 NATIONAL RIVER ACTION PLANS..- ..14 2.4.1 Ganga Action Plan- 14 2.4.2 National River Conservation Plan18 2.5 MEASURES TO CONTROL RIVER POLLUTION IN INDIA19 2.5.1 Legislation and enforcement- .19 2.5.2 Distinguished features of the Acts20 3. BASELINE PROFILE OF NAGPUR CITY 3.1 THE REGIONAL SETTING 3.2 THE CITY GROWTH.. 3.3 CITY PROFILE. 3.3.1 Physical and Geographical character 3.3.2 Demographic characteristic 3.3.3 Density.. 3.3.4 Literacy and Sex Ratio.. 3.3.5 Population Forecast.. 3.3.6 Land use 3.4 BASIC INFRASTRUCTURES 3.4.1 Water supply.. 3.4.2 Sewage system 3.4.3 Storm water drainage.. 3.4.4 Solid waste management 3.4.5 Access of Slum dwellers to Basic Services. 4. PROFILE OF NAG RIVER.. 4.1 PHYSICAL PROFILE OF NAG RIVER.. 4.1.1 Course of the rivers in the city 4.1.2 Origin of the Nag River.. 4.1.3 Catchment of the Nag River 4.1.4 Physical status of River.. 4.1.5 Land use of along the River 4.2 ENVIRONMENT STATUS OF RIVER 4.2.1 Flow in the river.. 4.2.2 River water quality 5. RIVER POLLUTION ASSESSMENT & FINDINGS 5.1 RIVERSIDE USE 5.2 LOCAL DEVELOPMENT CONTROL RULES RELATED TO THE RIVERSIDE USE:.. 5.3 STUDY OF FIRST ORDER CATCHMENT 5.4 METHODOLOGY OF ASSESSMENT 5.4.1 Segment I.. 5.4.2 Segment II.. 6.1.1 Segment III 5.4.3 Segment IV 5.5 ISSUES.. 5.5.1 Issue related to river.. 1. Pollution at the origin of the River: 2. Pollution in the River.. 3. Lack of flow in the river.. 4. River Flooding.. 5.5.2 Major issue related to River front 1. Incompatible Land use 2. Encroachment on the banks of River.. 3. Degradation of Important Urban areas 4. Unattended open spaces along the River.. 5. Inaccessibility to the River 6. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS.. 6.1 PROPOSAL FOR GENERATION OF FLOW IN THE RIVER:. a. Proposal for pollution abatement:.. b. Proposal for revival of the Ambazari and Futala catchment: 6.2 RECOMMENDATIONS RELATED TO RIVERFRONT DEVELOPMENT:. ANNEXURE: REFERNCES..