Yamuna"The Stolen River"

Yamuna

• Is the world's largest river valley the Ganges basin in India, today this area has a population of about 500 million people

Yamuna

• River Yamuna starts out as clear as rainwater from the lake and hot springs at the foot of the glacier 630 meters Himalayas

Why is it so sacred for its people?

• Is a goddess a giver of life and achieve companion of Krishna her once crystal-clear water lush gardens idyllic forest and bountiful pastors along her banks have been attracting saints and pious people searching for peace and enlightenment for thousands of years the glories of the Yamuna River

Why is it so sacred for its people?

• Hymns of the ancient scriptures as well as hundreds of poems and folks songs throughout history and also the National Anthem of them

Why is it so sacred for its people?

• The sacred river has been affect from human industrial and agricultural waste and transformed into an open flow of sewage the total length of the river Yamuna is 1376 kilometers out of which 600 are highly polluted

Yamuna River

The Stolen River

What was the Supreme Courtdecision taken in 1996

• In 1996 India Supreme Court ordered that freshwater be allowed to flow all the way down, but that directive has never been acting

Why is it called ¨The Stolen River¨?

• Yamuna, a sacred river in India, at a certain point suddenly disappears, to be replaced by an open flow of sewage, killing all living organisms within and making millions who rely on the water ill. The most vulnerable ones, infants, young children and farm animals are dying by the thousands,But when the situation appears hopeless, a few unlikely heroes emerge to try to save this 'stolen river.'
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What is happening to the Yamuna River?

• Though the Yamuna starts getting polluted by pesticides and fertilisers as it enters Haryana, most of the pollution occurs in Delhi. More than 10 million people live in Delhi. Yet it does not have a proper sewage disposal system.

Yamuna

• The Yamuna is one of the most important rivers of north India. It passes through Uttarakhand, Haryana, Delhi, and Uttar Pradesh. It merges with the Ganga at Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh. At one time, it was the lifeline for the people of the area, but today it is the most polluted river of the country.

Yamuna Map

First part of the River Yamuna

Last part of the River Yamuna

Geographical view