Recently, Delhi chief minister Sheila Dixit claimed that Yamuna would be cleaner up to 70 per cent before the Commonwealth Games in 2010. Ironically, the Delhi government itself submitted an affidavit before the Supreme Court stating that the Yamuna clean drive would not be complete before 2012. In its affidavit, Delhi Jal Board (DJB) said that the river remained a ‘sewage canal’ due to the 143 unauthorised colonies, 1,080 slums and villages that present a problem in collection of sewage water that flows into the Yamuna untreated.

polluting the river in the name of religion

Every year between the months of April and September, lakhs of devotees and tourists trek up to Yamunotri, which falls in Uttarakhand and is considered sacred by Hindus. But huge quantities of cheap plastic raincoats are dumped in the river by them which is a huge source of environmental pollution.

Domestic and industrial sewage generated within the NCT of Delhi
is the main source of pollution of the river Yamuna during its
passage through the NCT. Despite over ten years of efforts and
expenditure of Rs. 872 crore since 19941 on establishment of
sewage treatment infrastructure for treatment of domestic and
industrial sewage before its release into the river, the quality of
water at the point where the river leaves Delhi has deteriorated
drastically with large amounts of untreated sewage still falling into
the river.

is this the state of Yamuna we want?

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Delhi alone contributes around 3,296 MLD (million liters per day) of sewage by virtue of drains out falling in Yamuna . The low perennial flow in Yamuna and the huge quantity of waste it receives have given it the dubious distinction of being one of the most polluted rivers of the country.

The quantum of waste acity generates is in direct propotion to the water consumed.80% of the water of a household is waste .River pollution is directly linked to mindless water planning and management.