The government found an improvement in aquatic life in river Ganga, after a survey of the river's mainstream from Bijnor to Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh. Scientists found 50 Gangetic dolphins, as against 42 in 2015. The team also found new breeding spots of the Indian Skimmer bird, 27 gharials, and several turtle species, including the three-striped roofed and Indian flapshell.