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10/06/22 20:36 PM IST

Activists demand prompt measures to save Yamuna river

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  • River activists have demanded prompt measures to save the Yamuna river.
Demands by Activists
  • Construct the Rubber check dam downstream of the Taj Mahal.
  • Revisit the 1994 Yamuna water distribution agreement to ensure a larger share of Yamuna water for Agra and Mathura.
  • Frame a comprehensive national rivers policy.
  • Constitute a central rivers authority for management of all big rivers in the country.
Yamuna Pollution
  • The sewage treatment plants of Delhi are major contributors of the Pollutants being discharged in the river.
  • Pollutants discharge from different types of industry is also a major issue.
  • Agriculture activities along the banks of the river in Delhi contributes to river pollution.
  • Agricultural waste and pesticide discharge from the Haryana field also contributes to the pollution.
  • The low volume of water flow in the river causes the pollutants to accumulate and raise the pollution level.
River Yamuna 
  • The river Yamuna is a major tributary of river Ganges.
  • Originates from the Yamunotri glacier near Bandarpoonch peaks in the Mussoorie range of the lower Himalayas in Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand.
  • It meets the Ganges at the Sangam in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh after flowing through Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Delhi.
  • Tributaries: Chambal, Sindh, Betwa and Ken.
Source- Indian Express 

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