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The Yamuna Action Plan Project Phase II, begun in 2003, [1] is regarded as the core project under the National River Conservation Plan of Government of India. The project addresses the abatement of severe pollution of the River Yamuna by raising sewage treatment capacity, caused by rapid population growth, industrialization and urbanization in the towns of the river basin, which includes Delhi ...
Best management practices (BMPs) is a term used in the United States and Canada to describe a type of water pollution control. Historically the term has referred to auxiliary pollution controls in the fields of industrial wastewater control and municipal sewage control, while in stormwater management (both urban and rural) and wetland ...
The Yamuna (pronounced [jəmʊnɑː]; IAST: Yamunā) is the second-largest tributary river of the Ganges by discharge and the longest tributary in India.Originating from the Yamunotri Glacier at a height of about 4,500 m (14,800 ft) [1] on the southwestern slopes of Bandarpunch peaks of the Lower Himalaya in Uttarakhand, it travels 1,376 kilometres (855 mi) and has a drainage system of 366,223 ...
Name Location Dependent population Description Sources of pollution Impact Bharalu River: Assam, India: One of the most polluted rivers in the state of Assam. [19] The biochemical oxygen demand of the river is 52 mg/L in compared to the permissible limit set by the National River Conservation Directorate (NRCD) at 3 mg/L. [20]
Funeral ghats in Varanasi. The ongoing pollution of the Ganges, the largest river in the India, poses a significant threat to both human health and the environment. [1] The river supplies water to approximately 40% of India's population across 11 states [2] and serves an estimated 500 million people—more than any other river in the world.
Western Yamuna Canal National Highway, to ease the congestion on NH1, Haryana govt sent the plans to construct a new highway from Yamuna Nagar to Palla barrage to Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, NCR Planning Board and Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Haryana in turn was requested to submit the Detailed Project Report (DPR) (c. Aug 2017).
Water pollution is a major environmental issue in India. The largest source of water pollution in India is untreated sewage. [1] Other sources of pollution include agricultural runoff and unregulated small-scale industry. Most rivers, lakes and surface water in India are polluted due to industries, untreated sewage and solid wastes.
Landscape on a drizzling day near ITO in Delhi (c. 2010) The ITO barrage, also Indraprastha barrage [1] and ITO Bridge, [2] is a 552 meter [1] barrage on Yamuna River, top of which also serves as the bridge on the Paharganj-Gaziabad Vikas marg. [3] Yamuna flows for 48 km in Delhi, including 22 km from Wazirabad barrage where it enters Delhi to Okhla barrage after which it enters Haryana.