About This Series: Who Is Doing What?

River pollution in India is not a problem without people working on it. Hundreds of organisations — from constitutional bodies to grassroots collectives — are actively monitoring, litigating, researching, and cleaning. Knowing who they are, what they do, and how they overlap is essential for anyone wanting to engage seriously with the issue.

This section is a reference map, not a directory. Each entry explains an organisation’s role, scope, and relevance — so you can understand the ecosystem, not just collect links.

How to use this section

If you are a volunteer looking to partner, start with NGOs & Civil Society. If you are a student or researcher building context, start with Government Agencies to understand the institutional structure first.

Four categories

🏛️ Government Agencies The constitutional and statutory bodies responsible for monitoring, regulating, and acting on river pollution — CPCB, NMCG, State PCBs, and more.

🌱 NGOs & Civil Society The civil organisations driving awareness, legal action, ground cleanup, and community mobilisation across India's river corridors.

🔬 Research Institutions Universities, IITs, NITs, and dedicated water-research centres generating the science that underpins policy and practice.

🌍 International Bodies Global organisations — UN agencies, international NGOs, and research networks — working on Indian river health or funding major initiatives.

Work in progress

Entries in this section are being researched and added progressively. If you know of an organisation that should be documented here, visit Thinking Grounds to suggest it.