Question

Write a short note on yamuma action plane

Answer 1

Most of the sewage water from urban as well as rural areas was discharged directly into the rivers resulting in their pollution. In order to protect the major rivers in India from sewage pollution, the Ministry of Environment and Forests has initiated development of sewage treatment plants under the National River Conservation Authority, e.g. Ganga Action Plan, Yamuna Action Plan etc. Under these plans, a large number of sewage treatment plants were built so that only treated sewage is discharged in the rivers. Importance of microbial treatment of sewage was then realized and more sewage treatment plants were established.

Answer 2

 1909, when the water quality of both the two important rivers of the country, Ganga and Yamuna, was tested, the Yamuna river water was considered as “clear blue”, compared to the water of river Ganga, which was considered silt-laden yellow. A century later, Yamuna river is rated to be the dirtiest and most polluted river of the country, especially around New Delhi, the Capital of India. Rapid industrialisation, urbanisation and population growth have all contributed to the increased level of pollution in the Yamuna river in Delhi, which dumps around 58% of its waste into the river.