Tannery Pollution

Many tanneries requiring water are located near the Ganges basin.  Kanpure a city of 3 million whose primary source of drinking water is the Ganges basin, have 80 tanneries that use the river for dumping.  Tannery discharge is often untreated due to the expense, leading to increased chromium levels. 

FIgure 7:Industrial waste runoff untreated into waterway (Kuruganti)