What are the causes of pollution of River Yamuna?

Answer 1

The River Yamuna and other Indian rivers are being polluted due to open sewage drains, lack of sufficient sewage treatment plants, soil erosion, and by dumping plastic and other garbage into river water.

Answer 2

Yamuna

The Yamuna sometimes called Jamuna or Jumna is a major river in northern India having total length of approximately 1,370 kilometers. Its source is at Yamunotri and it flows through the states of Haryana, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh and finally merges into River Ganga at Allahabad. Mathura, Agra and Delhi are the major cities lying on the banks of this river. In 1970-80's Yamuna was the lifeline of Delhi has now became the most polluted water resource of the country.

Causes behind polluted river of Yamuna

Increasing pollution of the Yamuna has now become an international issue and a cause of concern for environmentalists. Big industries, Factories, Peoples living in colonies, slums and rural areas everyone pollute this holy river. 18 drains of city falls into the river as it covers distance of 22 km in Delhi. City dumps its 3,296 MLD (million liters per day) of sewage in the river. People wash their clothes, utensils and other things in the river and pollutes it everyday

Steps taken by the Indian Government

A few years back when the pollution level of Yamuna increased alarmingly, the Delhi government woke up. A number of projects were launched by the government to clean the Yamuna, but till date nothing has happened. Yamuna Action Plan has not given desired results because it is not in accordance with the Master Plan for Delhi-2021. In 2009 Year Delhi Govt. entered into agreement with Engineers India Limited to clean Yamuna. Delhi Jal Board (DJB) proposed laying down sewers along the three major drains - Najafgarh, Supplementary and Shahadra drains and also make 15 sewage treatment plants functional to prevent the waste from going into this holy river.

The most important question is that can clean up drive become successful without the contribution of Delights? In our country, India we all assumes that it is duty of government to do everything. If government agencies failed to do something, should not we take our own initiative and put our efforts to complete the project. It is almost impossible to make the Yamuna clean, till Delights wake up. It is the prime duty of Delights to help the government to save Yamuna. Only then Yamuna clean up drive can achieve its goal.

'Obviously, there is need for greater involvement of citizens' groups and volunteers

All over the world, there was a fresh reawakening about the state of rivers. The most important question is that can clean up drive become successful without the contribution of Delights? In our country, India we all assumes that it is duty of government to do everything. If government agencies failed to do something, should not we take our own initiative and put our efforts to complete the project. It is almost impossible to make the Yamuna clean, till Delights wake up. It is the prime duty of Delights to help the government to save Yamuna. Only then Yamuna clean up drive can achieve its goal.

'Obviously, there is need for greater involvement of citizens' groups and volunteers

Answer 3

The Yamuna river starts getting polluted as it enters the plains of India, here it starts getting polluted by pesticides and fertilisers as it enters Haryana but most of the pollution is caused by improper or inadequate sewage disposal systems when the river enters Delhi (Delhi is responsible for 80% of the pollution). On top of this there at least 80 large and many small industrial units pouring raw industrial waste (containing many harmful and varied toxic pollutants) into the river across Haryana, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh.

The pollution also causes blooms of water hyacinth to choke the river in places and these in turn cause eutrophication.

The river is very, very sick and polluted (the worst example in India) and the solution to this is easily within the countries ability to control/correct (other countries have cleaned up their rivers) had it the will to do so.

Answer 4

there is a lot of sewage waste and also domestic waste from bathing and washing clothes also they put bodies of dead animals in there.

Answer 5

The causes of the pollution are:

-factories dumping unwanted waste

-corpses

-pesticides and fertilizers

-animal waste

-sewage

Answer 6

Yamuna is getting polluted because of human activities.

Answer 7

penepepenepepnepenpenepepn