The Yamuna, once Delhi's lifeline, is now 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. The limit for DPCC is 500 MPN.
00:51Maximum limit should be 2500 MPN but it is 18 lakh MPN.
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 won't even get this fog, nor will you smell the Yamuna, nor will it be as beautiful.
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 Ganda Nala.
02:36The Delhi Wetland Authority has started a downpour fight. It's not going to be easy to revive the river.
02:44People are coming from cities. They used to say that it will soon be gone.
02:48Even the most educated people do not have awareness.
02:50So 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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