STUDY OF STATUS OF POLLUTION OF YAMUNA RIVER AT DELHI

Abstract

The river Yamuna originates from the glacial lake of Sapta Kund approximately 12km. right up mountain from the Yamunotri in the Himalayas. It finally merges with the Ganga and Underground Saraswati at Prayag in Allahabad. Enroute it runs for approximately 22.0 km. along Delhi. This river quenches the thrust of almost 60% population of Delhi and in return it cursed to become a practically dead river, which can resemble more than drain than to river. In lower reaches its water is good for nothing. This alarming situation forces a Delhite to think for a movement to assess his own contribution towards the environmental degradation as mentioned above. The objective of this project study is to assess the affect of pollutants entering the river on the water quality and to suggest any possible remedial measure. The recent judicial activism has also floated an idea to review Legislation in this regard. The most alarming finding of the study is the total lack of dissolved oxygen in t...