Habermans concise summary of the environmental movement, its underlying philosophies, and their relation to hinduism is enlightening. It merges with the ganges at triveni sangam, prayagraj, which is a site of th. Jul 07, 2017 pollution the yamuna, indias most polluted river video guardian india correspondent michael safi takes a journey along the yamuna river. The research conducted by the yamuna river project in new delhi was recently covered by the renowned spanish newspaper abc sociedad. While the delhi government had been debating on what needs to be done to clean the river, the pollution levels have only worsened. There is also a temple dedicated to the goddess yamuna, which remains closed from november to may. The yamuna river case study of a polluted river in india. The yamuna manifesto or yamuna nama is a bilingual book with. Jul 07, 2017 guardian india correspondent michael safi takes a journey along the yamuna river.
The rise of yamuna river is from the great himalayas, it is one of the longest rivers of the country, emerging from the glacier known as yamunotri that has a height of 6,387m that travel through uttarakhand to allahabad, where the kumbhmela is held after every 12 years. The water of these rivers is not fit for drinking near cities and industrial areas. Water pollution is measured by measuring its biochemical oxygen demand bod levels and the permissible range is 3 mg l or less. Yamuna from yamunotri origin to palla place between. The ganges river has been rooted in indian culture, religion, and daily life for many years.
As a result level of pollution in yamuna river exceeds the permissible level of pollution for dissolved oxygen, biological oxygen demand etc and has been declared as most polluted river of india. Apr 25, 2017 the river waters of the yamuna, besides housing a plethora of fish species like rohu, catla, and mrigal, also serve as one of the last remaining habitats of the critically endangered gharials and the gangetic river dolphins. In collaboration with the delhi jal board, the university of virginias yamuna river project is an interdisciplinary research program, proposing to revitalize the ecology of the yamuna river in new delhi, and creating vital urban links with the yamuna river, as it flows through indias capital city. River of love in an age of pollution concludes with a consideration of the broader implications of the yamunas plight and its effect on worldwide efforts to preserve our environment. Yamuna pollution rivers in india are considered to be extremely sacred and is treated with great respect anywhere it goes through. How to clean the yamuna, published in 2007, the centre for science and environment. Mapping the history of spiritual sites along the yamunas banks in delhi such as crematoriums, ghats, and pilgrimage sites and documenting local neighborhoods relationship to the yamuna river in delhi. The name of this river is mentioned in sacred hindu books and the rituals and beliefs on this rivers are since ages.
Celebrated as an aquatic form of divinity for thousands of years, the yamuna is one of indias most sacred rivers. Buy river of love in an age of pollution the yamuna river of northern india book online at best prices in india on. The ganges flows only 200 km through the himalayas. Water pollution in yamuna river hard and soft water. Yamuna river known facts about yamuna river that is still. Most polluted river in india yamuna river my india. Whereas the most polluted stretch of the yamuna has 14 28 mg l bod concentration. The yamuna river of northern india kindle edition by haberman, david.
Ani it seems like the lockdown in the wake of pandemic coronavirus is healing the ecosystem. River yamuna is one of the most polluted rivers of the india. River can be divided into five segments on the bases of hydro. Aug 23, 2018 the yamuna rises from the great himalayas. Stretching 855 miles across the north of the country. His treatment of the yamuna river, its beauty, sacredness, unfortunate pollution, and habermans own love for her is thoroughly enchanting, except for the part about pollution. Yamuna changed its course to the east due to a shift in the slope of the earth.
The yamuna river is one of the most beautiful rivers of india. What are the pollutants present in the yamuna river. The major rivers which flow into the ganges are brahmaputra river, gomti, kosi river, gandak, ghaghra river, yamuna river and son river. Pollution and protection of yamuna river image source. The yamuna river, often called delhis lifeline, is gasping for life. Cities have been known by the rivers that flow nearbylandon and thames, rome and the traverse, paris and seince, banaras and ganga. At hanumanchatti, the hanuman ganga converges with yamuna river. At one time, it was the lifeline for the people of the area, b. This rivers water is not only important for the ritual bath, but also plays an important role in socioeconomic. In five deceptively short sections, the book takes us from the birth to the river to its future. The delhi and yamuna sound unfamiliar, although the river is the main source of water supply to the city and plays most crucial role in its growth. Like the ganga, the yamuna too is considered very holy. Readers are not psychologically prepared for the modern story of river pollution and exploitation 76, which haberman presents here in excruciating detail.
Yamuna river, major river of northern india, primarily in uttarakhand and uttar pradesh states. After presenting the facts, the yamuna manifesto ends with a section on. Information about yamuna river and its major tributaries. Parallels a court in india declared its holiest river is entitled to the same rights as a person that would include the right to sue polluters. Originating from the yamunotri glacier at a height of 6,387 metres on the southwestern slopes of banderpooch peaks of the lower himalaya in uttarakhand, it travels a total length of 1,376 kilometres and has a drainage system of 366,223 square kilometres, 40. It merges with the ganga at allahabad in uttar pradesh. This is the result of nothing other than economic and. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Pollution of the ganges or ganga, the largest river in india, poses significant threats to human health and the larger environment. New delhi urban ecology, by inaki alday and pankaj vir gupta, was recently selected as one of the top 10 architectural books of the year by the frankfurt book fair and german architecture museum dam.
It is the biggest tributary of the ganges also known as ganga in northern india. Delhi with 2% of length causes almost 70% of total pollution to it. The yamuna river basin water resources and environment. The 22km stretch along the national capital has virtually no aquatic life thanks to over 20 drains that pour untreated.
The 20 kilometres stretch of river in the capital has one of the highest levels of industrial pollution in the country. However, nowadays, it is not possible for them to take bath in this rivers water due to the serious pollution. The river yamuna flows as a tributary of the river ganga. To prevent the water pollution in yamuna river, it should not allow discharging the untreated sewage into the river and more sewerage treatment plants ought to be formed. May 11, 2016 can indias sacred but dead yamuna river be saved. Many studies have been conducted in the past on cleaning up the massively polluted yamuna river and how to reconnect delhi back to the water. The yamuna, indias most polluted river video global. The yamuna is the sacred river, where rituals are carried out by millions of people in the ghat of different states through which the river passes. This book is a comprehensive case study of a single large river in india, the yamuna, and of the large cities, including delhi, that pollute the river. Pollution the yamuna, indias most polluted river video guardian india correspondent michael safi takes a journey along the yamuna river. Yamuna river water quality improves due to novel coronavirus lockdown apr 05, 2020, 07.
The worlds next environmental disaster indias yamuna river, born in a glacier in the himalayas, is so defiled by the time it leaves delhi that it cant sustain life the polluted yamuna. Indias ganges and yamuna rivers are given the rights of. The river itself was the subject of their protest, and the popular chant was yamuna bachao, pollution bhagao. His treatment of the yamuna river, its beauty, sacredness, unfortunate pollution, and. The river touches plain land in the rishikesh region near haridwar in uttarakhand. I published a book on the yamuna river in 2006 entitled river of love in the age of pollution. What are the major causes of pollution in yamuna river. Oct 20, 2017 the worlds next environmental disaster indias yamuna river, born in a glacier in the himalayas, is so defiled by the time it leaves delhi that it cant sustain life.
Will the new yamuna river project clean up the river. Apr 05, 2015 it also signifies the water pollution in yamuna river. Yamuna is unfortunately one of the most polluted rivers in the world, especially in the banks near new delhi, the capital of india. About the book celebrated as an aquatic form of divinity for thousands of years, the yamuna is one of indias most sacred rivers. The poor condition that has been brought about by the negligence of us humans has only exacerbated despite the governments efforts. Most of the rivers in india are not polluted near their sources. However, many are polluted in the plains because of runoff from agricultural land, discharge of industrial effluents, and domestic sewage. In fact, the pollution is so bad that the river is now dead for all practical purposes and the city has essentially turned its back on the waterway. River of love in an age of pollution and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. In his book, haberman tells the story of gopeshwar nath chaturvedi, from a priestly family in mathura. Oct, 2016 yamuna river is one of the most polluted river in india. Stretching 855 miles 1,375km across the north of the country, at its source in the himalayas its water is. Guru gobind singh indraprastha university, dwarka, new delhi, india.
It passes through uttarakhand, haryana, delhi, and uttar pradesh. River ganges is one of the most important and holy river of india with great mythological history and. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer. Delhis waste chokes yamuna of all aquatic life the hindu. However, nowadays, it is not possible for them to take bath in this river s water due to the serious pollution. Aug 14, 2012 the yamuna is the largest tributary of the river ganga. Mar 23, 2017 smart news keeping you current indias ganges and yamuna rivers are given the rights of people a few days after a new zealand river gained the rights of personhood, an indian court has declared. Yamuna flows from state of delhi, uttar pradesh, bihar. River of love in an age of pollution concludes with a consideration of the broader implications of the yamuna s plight and its effect on worldwide efforts to preserve our environment. Today, the yamuna river is one of the most polluted rivers in the world. A man covers his mouth as he walks along the river bank. Following an introduction to the river s ecology, geomorphology, and flow regime, the book focuses on pollutants and remediation of pollution in the river.
After the yamuna river, a tributary to the ganges, was granted the accolade, it made sense for activists to tell police that somebody had killed it. Yet yamuna is also yama ki bahan, the sister of death, a mythical and etymological link which haberman employs to open chapter 3, river of death, the shocker. He introduces indian river environmentalism, a form of activism that is different in many ways from its western counterpart. Jan 07, 2014 the most polluted river yamuna almost all the action plans, strategies and administrative efforts stand still when we see that the yamuna is still polluted. The river finds its origin in the uttaranchal state at the picturesque yamunotri, the birth place of river yamuna.
The river enters delhi relatively clean but by the time it flows out, its a toxic cocktail of sewage, industrial waste and surface runoff. A new study, titled the yamuna river project and compiled by virginia university professors of architecture inaki alday and pankaj vir gupta, was released by hardeep puri, minister of state for housing and urban affairs last week. The presence of cadmium, nickel, iron, zinc and chromium are cross the maximum level in some point in yamuna river. The yamuna river worshipped end page 450 for centuries as a goddess, identified as lord krishnas lover, and as an allproviding nurturing and forgiving mother to her devoteeshas been abused in extreme fashion. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. The present sarsuti river which originates in the shivalik hills in himachal and haryana border and merges with ghaggar river near pehowa is the palaeochannel of yamuna. Then it passes through the towns of kanpur, soron, kannauj, allahabad, varanasi, patna, ghazipur, bhagalpur, mirzapur, ballia, buxar, saidpur, and chunar. The yamuna river starts out clear as rainwater from a lake and hot spring at the foot of a glacier, 19,200 feet up in the himalayas. This fascinating and beautifully written book investigates the stories, theology, and religious practices connected with this river goddess collected from texts written.
The manifesto is exhaustively researched and includes in one volume authentic data about dams, pollution, withdrawals, and flood plain encroachment on the. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading river of love in an age of pollution. Yamuna river water is distinguishable as clear blue as compared to siltridden yellow of the ganges. Nov 27, 2015 the dry and polluted stretch of river yamuna. Bod is increasing because there are numerous untreated sewage drains which dump drains to the river. The barrages formed on the river are playing a major role in escalating the river pollution. River of love in an age of pollution 9780520247901. Jul 02, 2017 can human rights save the ganges river. Jun 19, 2017 yamuna river continues to suffer taking a stroll on the banks of yamuna is a luxury that is no longer affordable. The yamuna river, which is the lifeline of delhi, is one of the mostpolluted river in the country. Pdf river yamuna is one of the most polluted rivers of the india. Overall it flows 3,877 km making it one of the longest rivers in the world.
That in many ways is the story of modern india, a country that manages. To address river pollution, measures have been taken by the ministry of environment and forests moef in 12 towns of haryana, 8 towns of uttar pradesh, and delhi, under the yamuna action plan yap which has been implemented since 1993 by the moefs national river conservation directorate nrcd. Furthermore, the book addresses recent issues pertaining to water quality, water quality indices, environmental flows, water resources management through. Adjacent areas are highly polluted and are a sink for a variety of chemicals including heavy metals. According to a legend, this remote hilly spot was the home of an ancient sage, the asit muni. Besides being spiritually important, nearly 70 per cent of delhis population depend on the yamuna to satisfy their water needs. Ganges simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The yamuna, also known as the jumna or jamna, is the second largest tributary river of the ganges and the longest tributary in india. The article highlights the urban problems faced by the rapidly urbanizing city of delhi and the critical situation of pollution in the yamuna. The yamunotri temple on the river, dedicated to goddess yamuna. Because of this increase in population, the pollution of the river has grown at an unbelievable rate. There are many other reasons of pollution of yamuna river water, such as on holy and religious occasions every year, thousands of peoples take a dip in the yamuna and leave behind worship materials, polythene bags, clay idols, human excreta, account books and floral offerings in the river water, which increases the suspended materials in the water. Once the river boasted of its clear blue water but now it has turned into one of the most polluted rivers in india, especially around the capital new delhi. Severely polluted with human waste and industrial contaminants, the river provides water to about 40% of indias population across 11 states, serving an estimated population of 500 million people which is more than any other river in the world.
Has the lockdown had a measurable impact on the water quality of the ganga and yamuna, rivers that have a history of battling pollution the. This river s water is not only important for the ritual bath, but also plays an important role in socioeconomic. The yamuna rises on the slopes of the bandarpunch massif in the great himalayas near yamnotri jamnotri in western uttarakhand. Froth caused by pollution in yamuna river and highly poisonous smog in air. Yamuna from sacred to shame is a documentary on the natural history of river yamuna in india and its transformation from a sacred river to indias most dirtiest river over the years. It originates from yamunotri glaciers in the lower himalayas at an elevation of approximately 6387 meters. River of love in an age of pollution the yamuna river of. People offering prayers at river yamuna, india, which is frothing from industrial waste this picture is take by indian express photographer of river yamuna covered in toxic foam in india.
Jun 24, 2015 the yamuna is one of the most important rivers of north india. About 85 percent of the pollution is caused by domestic and industrial sources. The severely polluted yamuna river in india and its clean. Smart news keeping you current indias ganges and yamuna rivers are given the rights of people a few days after a new zealand river gained. The worshippers of yamuna devi, used to bath in the yamuna river to wash away all their sins and to be purified. Jul 07, 2017 after the yamuna river, a tributary to the ganges, was granted the accolade, it made sense for activists to tell police that somebody had killed it. University of california press, 2006 history 277 pages. Mar 10, 2015 the worshippers of yamuna devi, used to bath in the yamuna river to wash away all their sins and to be purified. River of life, river of death the ganges and indias. Since the river yamuna is the life line of mathura and agra, the existing pollution level has posed a serious threat not only to the environment but also to the human population. Most of the research i conducted for the book was done a decade ago, and i stopped collecting data for this book on march 31, 2003, the day the supreme court set as an absolute deadline for the delhi government to have finished cleaning up the yamuna. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app.
A prominent feature of north indian culture, the yamuna is conceptualized as a goddess flowing with liquid loveyet today it is severely polluted, the victim of fastpaced industrial development. Darshan malik, sunita singh, jayita thakur, raj kishore singh, amarjeet kaur, and shashi nijhawan. The yamuna manifesto or yamuna nama is a bilingual book with passages in both hindi and english, published as part of the yamuna elbe project. Over the years, the river has become more densely populated, and thousands of villages have been situated on the banks. The yamuna is one of the most important rivers of north india. Pollution in yamuna river has increased rapidly and the protection of this river includes several governmental steps. Yamuna river known facts about yamuna river that is. Yamuna river originates from the himalayan mountain range to be specific from yamunotri. The yamuna in india, running through the heart of delhi, is one of the most polluted rivers worldwide. Department of biochemistry, shivaji college, university of delhi, new delhi, india. I was seeking an ethnography that would allow my 100level anthropology.