New Delhi: The waste produced domestically is the main reason for Yamuna pollution and contributing to more than 80% of the total effluent thrown into the river, the Delhi pollution control committee (DPCC) said in return on RTI’s request.
RTI revealed that the DPCC currently monitors Yamuna’s quality in nine locations and 24 waterways, including the two coming, which releases waste into the river every month.
TimesViews are not surprising that domestic waste is the main polluting of Yamuna.
In addition to finding out how and the means to reduce it at the source, there is an urgent need to invest in increasing the capacity of waste treatment plants.
Only then the situation will change for the better.
It also shows the low delhi delhi jal waste processing capacity, and said more than 200 million waste gallons reach the river every day without being treated.
“The estimate of Delhi waste disposal is 720 million gallons per day (MGD).
Responsibilities of the right treatment and waste disposal lies in DJB.
There are 34 operational waste treatment plants and around 515 MGD is being treated through this,” RTI reply said.
It adds that the interceptor gutter has been placed to trap waste thrown through the sub-dron, namely Najafgarh Drain, Drain Drain and Shahdara.
Ti previously reported how the waste that was not treated out into Yamuna which, when entering the city, has dissolved oxygen, demand for biochemical oxygen and the level of faecal bacteria within the allowed limits.
However, when the river water comes out of the capital, it is very polluted, with faecal coliform (bacteria from dirt) almost 560 times higher than the allowed limits and 2,800 times higher than the desired limit.
“The question is, after years, why is the agency responsible for Yamuna and not even improve the processing capacity of its waste? Even enough funds, the government has failed to clean the river.
We know that river water is much cleaner when entering the city and more polluted,” said Amit Gupta, a RTI activist based in Noida.
The DPCC also said in RTI that there were 13 general waste treatment plants (CET) which served 28 industrial fields and 24 rebuilding regions.
“The DPCC regularly monitors the STPS of Delhi Jal Board and 13 CET planting every month.
It takes action against the industry or unit found to operate without approval under the Water Act or who does not meet the standards specified for waste discharge,” RTI answers added.
Of the 48km stretch Yamuna through NCR, 22km is in the national capital.
The river entered Palla near Wazirpur and came out of Jaitpur.
In accordance with the latest DPCC assessment, while still having dissolved oxygen and fewer coliform faecal at the entry point, it is in a much worse condition when it comes out.