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Delhi's Yamuna River Crisis

The Yamuna River flowing through Delhi is highly polluted due to industrial and domestic waste. Over 90% of the city's domestic wastewater flows into the Yamuna. The river also sees toxic foam during times of high pollution. Delhi is experiencing its driest summer in years, exacerbating water shortages. The water levels of the Yamuna river have drastically reduced, with its bed almost dry in some areas. Officials have expressed concern over the low levels and have urged authorities in Haryana to release more water from the river to address Delhi's water crisis.

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Delhi's Yamuna River Crisis

The Yamuna River flowing through Delhi is highly polluted due to industrial and domestic waste. Over 90% of the city's domestic wastewater flows into the Yamuna. The river also sees toxic foam during times of high pollution. Delhi is experiencing its driest summer in years, exacerbating water shortages. The water levels of the Yamuna river have drastically reduced, with its bed almost dry in some areas. Officials have expressed concern over the low levels and have urged authorities in Haryana to release more water from the river to address Delhi's water crisis.

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Yamuna-Delhi’s Dying Holy River

Date: 14 June 2022 Tuesday

The Yamuna River, the largest tributary of the Ganges in northern


India is so polluted today that it poses a threat to the world-famous
monuments as well as this city. It is said that 100 years ago, the
water of the Yamuna River was a clearer crystal blue color than the
Ganges. When entering Delhi from Uttarakhand, the Yamuna River is
very clean, but after merging with other rivers, the Yamuna River is
polluted and drained and polluted with sewage. After the population
explosion in India, especially in the National Capital, Delhi, the
Yamuna River has become the most polluted river in India today due
to the tremendous amount of industrial wastes and various other
factors.

According to a report submitted by the Delhi Pollution Control


Committee and the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to the
Yamuna Pollution Control Committee, at least 90% of domestic
wastewater in the city flows into the Yamuna. 
In November 2021, it was observed that toxic floating froth was
seen in the Yamuna River, poisoned by tonnes of sewage, industrial
and domestic effluents, one of the signs of the exceptionally high
levels of pollution in the river.

Delhi is experiencing the driest summer this


year
An early start to the summer not to mention the bottom amount of
rainfall that Northwest India has seen for the pre-monsoon season
in recent years has made the past three months particularly
grueling. Dwindling water within the Yamuna has amplified the city’s
existing water shortage.
The water system situation within the metropolis has deteriorated
further because the Wazirabad pond level has now dropped to
668.3 feet, all-time low this year, against the traditional of 674.5
feet, officials said.

The condition of Yamuna has worsened in few areas namely Civil


Lines, Hindu Rao Hospital and adjoining areas, Kamla Nagar, Shakti
Nagar, Karol Bagh, Pahar Ganj and NDMC areas, Old and New
Rajinder Nagar, Kalkaji, Govindpuri, Tughlakabad, Sangam Vihar,
Ramlila Ground, Delhi Gate, Punjabi Bagh, Jahangirpuri, South
Extension, Greater Kailash, Burari, parts of Cantonment area and
South Delhi, added the DJB.

The water level of Yamuna has drastically reduced this summer in


New Delhi. An almost dry river bed can be seen near the river banks.
Delhi Jal Board (DJB) Vice-Chairman Saurabh Bharadwaj has
expressed deep concern over river Yamuna's dipping water levels
and urged the Haryana government to release Delhi's share of water
in the river to manage the water crisis in the national capital.
He claimed that Haryana has stopped releasing water from the river
Yamuna which has reduced the water supply in Delhi by nearly 100
million gallons per day (MGD).
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday appealed to Haryana
to release additional water in the Yamuna River on humanitarian
grounds to address the shortage of water in the capital.
According to the DJB, the water level in the Wazirabad pond has
dipped to 667 feet as against the normal of 674.5 feet. The
Wazirabad, Chandrawal and Okhla water treatment plants lift water
from the Wazirabad pond, clean it and supply to northeast Delhi,
west Delhi, north Delhi, central Delhi, south Delhi, including Delhi
Cantonment, and New Delhi Municipal Council areas.

Respite From Pollution! Delhi Promises 'Clean' Yamuna River by


December 2022.

Priya Sharma
CDP Volunteer, Vairamani

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