Yamuna Water Pollution

The tributaries contribute 70.9% of catchment range and adjust 29.1% represented direct waste into the Yamuna waterway or to the littler tributaries. On the premise of territory, the catchment bowl of Yamuna adds up to 40.2% of the Ganga Basin and 10.7% of the aggregate land mass of the nation. Waterway Yamuna water has a few essential practical uses e.g., Irrigation, drinking water, bathing water, Fisheries, Livestock utilize, Navigation, Esthetics and Recreation, and Religion and Culture. Water system is the real use with the net inundated region in the bowl has gone up from 47,000 sq. km to 110,000 sq. km amid 1950-90, in spite of the fact that there has been a move from customary trench water system to ground water system (which is renewed

This practice is considered sacred by Hindus, and a way to heaven after death Burning of wood leads to air pollution as well. To curb this menace of pollution due to the burning of dead bodies, the government has ordered to build the electric and gas crematoriums, especially at the place like Varanasi, considered sacrosanct by Hindus. The current programme seeks to build at least 100 crematoriums by November this year. At some places, work is going on for the up gradation of the existing crematoriums.

d. Discharging Rural waste

About 1600+ gram panchayats lie directly on the banks of Ganga. Most of the people dwelling by the river side do their daily chores near the river. Open defecation has been the big challenge for the government. People take a bath in the river; they wash they animals in the river; they wash their clothes in the river on a daily basis. These all activities are killing our river slowly and slowly. People pray at the river side; they discharge everything in the river once they are done with their prayers.

e. Negligence of the existing sewage treatment

But, many of these measures are not implemented properly or are not inspected by the concerned authorities.

8. CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS

After the detailed study and analysis of all the laws and regulations pertaining to control the water pollution, and reading about various enforcement agencies like National Green Tribunal, Central pollution control board and State pollution control board etc. and their roles in curbing the menace of water pollution, we come to the conclusion that though we have laws and regulations to curb pollution but these laws are not stringently followed. As a result, our rivers are in a really pitiable state.

The reasons pertaining for that are:

The government has enacted many laws regarding safeguarding our water resources, but these laws are not implemented properly by government agencies, and also not properly monitored by these agencies.

People also have little concern for our water resources; they discharge all the waste in the river. Scarcely, few people come forward to crusade against water pollution. People need to be made more aware regarding our water resources and how it is our responsibility to protect this resource for the future