India, April 11 -- The Yamuna became more polluted in the month of March in comparison to February, the latest Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) monthly water quality report has found.

Faecal coliform - an indicator of sewage entering the river - peaked at 400,000 MPN/100ml (units) in March this year, compared to a peak of 110,000 units in February, the report released on Friday showed. It should not exceed 2,500 units.

The biological oxygen demand (BOD), indicating how much oxygen organisms is needed to survive in the water, meanwhile followed a similar trend. The BOD peaked at 60 mg/l in March - 20 times the safe limit of 3 mg/l. It was at a peak of 36 mg/l in February.

However, data also shows Delhi is faring much better this...