Question

You are Nilesh / Neela. Write a diary entry in 120 words for the day when you were crossing over the Yamuna bridge and saw white snow-like thing in the water of Yamuna, which was actually due to pollution​

Answer 1

During early 20th century, Yamuna was the one of the cleanest river of India with transparent blueish water. In current scenario yamuna is one of the dirtiest river of India. Let's talk about the reasons and the remedy for the causes would be the ways to save yamuna.

• As the industrialization in NCR increased the pollution in yamuna river increased since Delhi don't have proper land for damping of industrial waste. So government should immediately think over it and search for damping field nearby the city not in river.

• Second major pollution creating site is Agra, similar scene can be seen in agra. I visited agra several time during my JEE preparation and I saw its colour was almot black. So this is due to the discharging of tenories without their treatment.

• Third reason is the lack of water, yamuna flows its maximum stream due to chambal.

Now let's see how initiatives had been taken regarding yamuna cleaning.

• First comes YAP ( Yamuna action plan), this project was launched in late 20th century and in begining of 21st century. This included about 20 towns in haryana and delhi NCR. It was launched in two phase and given average result. So firstly it should be taken seriously and government must think about delhi NCR region.

• Secondly, social workers or local people can contribute in it by plantation over river bank. Plantation purify the water as well as increases the prevent soil irrosion which lead to decrease in depth of river.

I think if Delhi and Agra could lead not to discharge their waste either industrial or domestic, so more than 70% river could be cleaned and saved.

Thankyou for requesting my answer.

If you are a college student then with the help of environment department of your college you must organize an awareness drive not on roads but on banks of yamuna where local farmers live , Make them realize the importance of This River , make them realize importance of nature and I am pretty sure that the uneducated population will learn and understand more nicely the concept of cleanliness and hygiene as the educated ones are seen throwing garbage in River.

Remember about CHIPKO MOVEMENT? That how to save trees local people came forward and without caring about their lives protected trees, Same we have to light up the sentiments of people living near Yamuna Bank so that to protect their river they must take some serious steps as in India to make changes Revolution and Movements are necessary otherwise people will never do anything, thinking why do I? This one concept of why do I care is making our culture and our nature weak.. We have to take care of this nature as our family members.

According me same as CHIPKO MOVEMENT we have to come forward with new Movement in which we youth of our country stand on pulls near Yamuna in such a way that people throwing garbage or stuff to yamuna feel shamed.. This one step will work great but it will require a little patience and huge will power..

Last but not the least DO NOT EXPECT ANYTHING FROM GOVERNMENT

This is your country first so take care of your land..

All your suggestions are welcomed , correct me if I am wrong

Let's pledge and take some steps..