The Yamuna River, once Delhi's lifeline, is choked with sewage and industrial waste. Urgent action is needed to clean and revive the river for future generations.
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00:30We are at Okhla Bairaj. Fecal coliform is 18 lakh MPN per 100 ml. Limit is 500 MPN per 100 ml.
00:51Maximum limit is 2500 MPN per 100 ml.
00:55If we look at fecal coliform bacteria, it means that either animals or humans are being polluted.
01:03There are 7-8 plants in Delhi that treat fecal coliform bacteria very well.
01:26But if all such STPs work, then you will get a much better look at Yamuna.
01:32You will not even get this shade, nor will you get the smell of Yamuna, nor will its beauty be this much.
01:56Instead of creating a separate sewer system with urbanization, the sewage and the effluents of the industries were diverted to the stormwater drains or the nearby rivers.
02:23And because of this diversion of wastewater into these drains and rivers, the rivers have actually become gandha nala.
02:36Delhi Wetland Authority has started the downpour fight. It's not going to be easy to revive the river.
02:44Dirty water is coming from the cities. They used to say that the dust will go away.
02:48Even the most educated people do not have awareness.
02:51So the need is, what the government can do is actually go about doing awareness campaigns in all areas, in schools, in group housing societies,
03:03and talk about the importance of these water bodies and these wetlands, which are very important for us to survive.
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