Impact of pollution in Budha Nallah brook on the occurrence of fishes in river Satluj


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Authors

  • Tejinder Kaur Department of Fisheries, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana-141 004, India

Abstract

A study of Budha Nallah (BN) brook, a heavily polluted tributary of river Sutluj
showed, the occurrence of 42 fish species in the upstream (US) region (8-10 km
before the confluence of BN with the river) and 35 fish species in the downstream
(DS) region (40-42 km following confluence of BN with the river). The confluence
of BN with the river led to the disappearance of 7 fish species like Ambassis ranga,
Amblypharyngodon mola, Catla catla, Ompok bimaculatus O. pabda, Punitus ticto
and Xenentodon cancila whereas 8 fish species namely Aspidoparia morar, Chela
bacaila, C. laubuca, Cirrhina reba, Crossocheilus latius, Osteobrama cotio, Puntius
stigma and Trichogaster fasciatus are under the process of elimination as revealed
by their low abundance in the DS region. The stretch between the point of confluence
and area of collection in downstream region did not show occurrence of fishes
indicating their absence in the region

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  • Tejinder Kaur, Department of Fisheries, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana-141 004, India
    Department of Fisheries, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana-141 004, India

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Vol. 47 No. 1 (2000)

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How to Cite

Kaur, T. (2011). Impact of pollution in Budha Nallah brook on the occurrence of fishes in river Satluj. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 47(1), 49-53. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJF/article/view/8570