India, Oct. 20 -- Goa's Mandovi River, which flows past the state capital Panjim was found to be polluted with faecal coliform levels well beyond permissible limits at all the 22 sampling locations, the Goa State Pollution Control Board, in an interim report submitted before the Bombay High Court revealed.

The Pollution Control Board, which was tasked with conducting water quality sampling following reports of dead fish being found floating in one of the lakes that feed into the river, however revealed that the source of the pollution was yet to be established.

According to the report, fecal coliform numbers ranged from 130 to 540 MPN/100 ml during high tide and 130 to 940 MPN/100 mL during low tide.

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