SRINAGAR: Polluted river stretches in India have fallen from 351 in 2018 to 296 in 2025, and Jammu and Kashmir is listed among the States showing improvement, official records tabled in the Lok Sabha show. The Ministry of Jal Shakti told Parliament that the Central Pollution Control Board’s (CPCB) latest assessment, published in October 2025, identified 296 polluted river stretches nationwide and found that 149 stretches across 22 States and Union Territories had been delisted since 2018. Jammu and Kashmir appears in the list of jurisdictions where some river stretches have shown improvement in water quality, the ministry said. In addition, the National Mission for Clean Ganga has supported the preparation of Urban River Management Plans with the National Institute of Urban Affairs to integrate river-sensitive planning into statutory master plans. The ministry cited examples of reuse progress in States including Gujarat, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Haryana and Tamil Nadu.