meerut presence dolphins according experts indication river good health going yardstick health ramganga river deteriorate sharply last decennary gangetic dolphin common sight moradabad recently ten years ago disappeared completely area ecosystem ramganga passes moradabad speak locals state dolphins could seen city would regularly spotted jumpstart water vanished area ecosystem turtles left points river enters bequeath township said garima dimri project manager rivers wetlands water policy world wildlife federation wwf india dimri tell human settlements expanded near river habitat freshwater wildlife shrunk last years moradabad get almost exclusively groundwater means residents drawing water river every day daily extraction water putting huge strain river remains dry lean summer anyway aforementioned according primary reason river poor health absence sewage treatment plant city since sewage treatment facility nearly city waste goes river flow river needs monitored moradabad also known brass city major industrial hub industrial effluents pollute river defecate extremely difficult river sustain life dolphin like lions tigers indicative species dolphins ecosystem healthy fact dolphins disappeared means condition river deteriorating dimri added among reasons behind worsening river biodiversity riverbank farming land obviously fertile excessive farming shrunk river mouth farmer locals asked become ramganga mitras friends river trying help develop technique limit trauma done river dimri said dr seema mahendra local environmentalist also ramganga mitra said born brought moradabad grew next river father used hold riverfront realize river healthy state bank secondhand extend long distance several coinage dolphins could seen river seen condition river deteriorate however still hope administration acknowledged problem joined hands ngos conservation efforts started ramganga bachao abhiyaan nagar nigam moradabad development authority awas vikas parishad adopted waterbodies near river also begin developing water harvesting measures pressure groundwater eased need take stronger measures rig disposal formative sewage treatment plan also construction work stopped pipe site caved rains months agone three lives lost incident yet body of work resumed new contractor moradabad territorial dominion magistrate deepak agarwal said dm added conservation efforts need streamlined though may several reasons affecting health river conducted studies go steady primary cause ensure prioritize work make significant inroads conservation effort hopeful things improve since people besides realised something seriously wrong river endeavour become success multitude participation said