Pollution of yamuna river class 10
- how yamuna river is polluted
- how yamuna river is getting polluted
- what are the causes of pollution yamuna river
Yamuna river pollution case study.
Explained: Why Yamuna Remains Polluted Despite All The Efforts To Clean It
The Yamuna river is the longest tributary (a river that flows into another larger river) in India.
Why is river yamuna getting polluted class 8
Yamuna is the sub-basin of the Ganga basin.
It is a large basin that is spread across seven states namely Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Delhi-NCR.
The water from the river is used for a range of activities like irrigation, drinking, industries, bathing, laundry etc.
It is also considered one of the sacred rivers of India where people throw the cremated ashes of their loved ones, and devotees worship and immerse idols of their god(s).
The river Yamuna is one of the most polluted rivers of India.
What are the sources of pollution?
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Domestic wastewater, industrial effluents, idol immersion, pesticide residue, untreated sewage are some of the sources of pollution of river Yamuna.
Most of the pollution occurs in the NCR stretch than in other places where the river flows.
Only 2% of the river length flows through Delhi yet the city is responsible f