Renewed Effort by Delhi to save River Yamuna

After the innumerous failed campaigns with billions went wasted, there is one more “Clean Yamuna Campaign” initiated by Delhiites………..

After the innumerous failed attempts, there is one more effort to save India’s one of the most polluted and pious rivers, Yamuna. As per the news report of ANI, hundreds of delhiites, students and environmentalists have come forward in a campaign to save the river from further pollution.

In the last week of February 2009, all the enthusiastic gathered at the Jamia Milia Islamia University’s Ansari Auditorium holding placards and banners and raising slogans in favour of cleaning of the river Yamuna.

ANI writes in its news report, at the function, Tajendra Khanna, Delhi lieutenant Governor urged the residents to unite for the campaign.

He further said that the motive of this campaign was to increase the participation of people in the “Clean Yamuna Campaign”.

He also mentioned that the Supreme Court had given green signal to the 2.5 billion rupees ''Yamuna Action Plan II'' and hoped that in 18 months time, the condition of the river would change.

The Yamuna Action Plan was launched in 1993, with the aim of conserving the river has met with no success despite billions being spent on it.

While 60 per cent of Delhi''s water needs are fulfilled by Yamuna, almost the same percentage of the city''s sewage finds its way into the river.

The national capital alone produces 3.6 billion litre of sewage every day, but due to poor management, less than half of it is effectively treated.

The remaining untreated waste is dumped into the Yamuna River.