Rajiv Sharma, J.

On the oral prayer of learned counsel for the petitioner, (1) National Mission for Clean Ganga through its Director, (2) Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, (3) Central Pollution Control Board and (4) Union of India through Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, are added as respondent nos.5, 6, 7 and 8 respectively. Registry is directed to implead those respondents in the array of parties.

2. The present petition, in the nature of public interest litigation, has been instituted by an advocate practicing in this Court. Petitioner has highlighted the pollution of river Ganga. According to the averments made in the petition, the authorities are remiss in discharge of their statutory duties. It is averred in the petition that the Uttarakhand Environment Protection and Pollution Control Board (UEPPCB) conducted a study and slotted the water of river Ganga in four categories: (a) being fit for drinking, (b) for bathing, (c) for agriculture and (d) for excessive pollution. The level of coliform bacteria in the river water is above the prescribed limit. The coliform found in the water should be below 50 mp