What is the pollution concern of the river jhelum
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POLLUTION CONCERN
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OF RIVER JHELUM
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♦Encroachment, pollution and siltation strangle the Jhelum river=>
Encroachers on Kashmir’s Jhelum river are blocking the government’s demolition efforts, claiming ownership, while the problems of siltation and pollution continue.Eulogised for its beauty and a vital source of hydropower and irrigation, the Jhelum plays a major role in the socio-economic fabric of the Himalayan Kashmir valley in northern India. The Jammu and Kashmir Tourism website portrays the embankment areas of the Jhelum as perfect sites for camping and trekking and promises idyllic cruises down the river. But this centuries-old lifeline – which also flows into Pakistan and powers the turbines of the Mangla Dam downstream – is now under threat with pollution, siltation and rampant encroachment.
♦New ownership rights get in the way of anti-encroachment drive=>
The troubling issue of encroachment, which exacerbated the devastating floods of 2014, is under the spotlight with the Jammu and Kashmir High Court stepping in. Outrageous as it sounds, patches of land of the river are now owned by people with well documented ownership rights.
A major demolition drive along the banks of the Jhelum in December last year hit a roadblock with many encroachers showing documents of ownership rights over patches of land, including in the river-bed itself.
♦Pollution haunts the Valley=>
The problem of unauthorised encroachments is worsened by the twin problems of pollution and siltation. Clearly, the lessons from the floods of 2014 and 2015, triggered by siltation and encroachment of the Jhelum, are still to be learnt.
Experts and government officials say that no conservation effort would work until effective measures were taken for controlling pollution and siltation of the riverbed. The Jhelum has witnessed heavy pollution over the last two decades with liquid and solid waste from home toilets and hotels in Anantnag, Pulwama, Srinagar and Baramullah districts draining into the river without any treatment, said Shabir Ahmad, a scientist working in the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB).
♦Study reveals extent of pollution, environmental degradation=>
That these treatment plants are urgently needed is not in doubt. The concentration of nitrate-nitrogen in the river has increased from 185 to 672μgL−1, indicating an increase of 260% over the years, reveals a study.
POLLUTION CONCERN
__________________
OF RIVER JHELUM
_______________
♦Encroachment, pollution and siltation strangle the Jhelum river=>
Encroachers on Kashmir’s Jhelum river are blocking the government’s demolition efforts, claiming ownership, while the problems of siltation and pollution continue.Eulogised for its beauty and a vital source of hydropower and irrigation, the Jhelum plays a major role in the socio-economic fabric of the Himalayan Kashmir valley in northern India. The Jammu and Kashmir Tourism website portrays the embankment areas of the Jhelum as perfect sites for camping and trekking and promises idyllic cruises down the river. But this centuries-old lifeline – which also flows into Pakistan and powers the turbines of the Mangla Dam downstream – is now under threat with pollution, siltation and rampant encroachment.
♦New ownership rights get in the way of anti-encroachment drive=>
The troubling issue of encroachment, which exacerbated the devastating floods of 2014, is under the spotlight with the Jammu and Kashmir High Court stepping in. Outrageous as it sounds, patches of land of the river are now owned by people with well documented ownership rights.
A major demolition drive along the banks of the Jhelum in December last year hit a roadblock with many encroachers showing documents of ownership rights over patches of land, including in the river-bed itself.
♦Pollution haunts the Valley=>
The problem of unauthorised encroachments is worsened by the twin problems of pollution and siltation. Clearly, the lessons from the floods of 2014 and 2015, triggered by siltation and encroachment of the Jhelum, are still to be learnt.
Experts and government officials say that no conservation effort would work until effective measures were taken for controlling pollution and siltation of the riverbed. The Jhelum has witnessed heavy pollution over the last two decades with liquid and solid waste from home toilets and hotels in Anantnag, Pulwama, Srinagar and Baramullah districts draining into the river without any treatment, said Shabir Ahmad, a scientist working in the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB).
♦Study reveals extent of pollution, environmental degradation=>
That these treatment plants are urgently needed is not in doubt. The concentration of nitrate-nitrogen in the river has increased from 185 to 672μgL−1, indicating an increase of 260% over the years, reveals a study.
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