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Pollution of river Yamuna and the measures taken to clean the pollution​

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Answered by kumarimranju83
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Action to reduce pollution in Yamuna River

The Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation is supplementing the efforts of states for checking the rising level of pollution of river Yamuna, by providing financial assistance to states of Haryana, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh in a phased manner since 1993 under the Yamuna Action Plan (YAP). The total expenditure incurred on conservation of river Yamuna under the YAP Phase – I & II is Rs. 1514.70 crore.

At present, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) assisted YAP Phase-III project is under implementation at an estimated cost of Rs 1656 crore in Delhi for rehabilitation and up-gradation of existing Sewage Treatment Plants (950 Million Litres Per Day) and Trunk sewers (43 kms) in Delhi. Delhi Jal Board (DJB) is the implementing agency. The duration of YAP-III project is 7 years. As part of various steps to clean river Yamuna under the Hon’ble National Green Tribunal (NGT)’s Maily Se Nirmal Yamuna Revitalization Plan 2017, Phase-I, the Ministry has sanctioned the Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) works in command area of Najafgarh Drain (Dhansa to Keshopur) in Delhi for an estimated amount of Rs. 344.81 crore.

In addition to these, following projects have been undertaken by the State Govt. of Delhi for addressing the problem of pollution of river Yamuna:

Construction of 318 MLD (70 Million gallons per day) STP with 10 years Operation & Maintenance (O&M) on at Coronation Pillar.

Construction of 15 MGD (68.1 MLD) Waste Water Treatment Plant at Delhi Gate drain.

Construction of 7 decentralised Waste Water Treatment Plant in Najafgarh Zone.

Laying of Sewer lines in unauthorised colonies.

Rehabilitation of 3 Peripheral Sewer lines.

Answered by Anonymous
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Under the Yamuna Action Plan Phase III, the Delhi stretch is given prime emphasis as it is the most critical stretches of Yamuna, where most of the city's sewage is dumped. Under the YAP-I and YAP-II, the cleaning of polluted Yamuna was carried out in line with the level of the biological oxygen demand of Yamuna.

The capital dumps 58% of its waste into the river. Pollutants are increasing at an alarming rate in the river water. At the same time, underground water in Delhi and cities along the Yamuna is getting polluted due to water pollution. The Yamuna River has also been regarded as “sewage drain” by one of the officials.

The Ganga action plan was, launched by Shri Rajeev Gandhi, the then Prime Minister of India on 14 Jan. 1986 with the main objective of pollution abatement, to improve the water quality by Interception, Diversion and treatment of domestic sewage and present toxic and industrial chemical wastes from identified grossly

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