Contents

• 1 introduction
• 2 Ancient history
• 3 Wildlife & surroundings
• 4 Pollution
• 5 References

Yamuna
For the goddess deity of the river who is sometimes called Yamuna,

River Yamuna near Delhi The Taj Mahal in Agra seen from the banks of river Yamuna

The Yamuna (Sanskrit: यमुना, sometimes called Jamuna or Jumna) is a major tributary
river of the Ganges (Ganga) in northern India. With a total length of around
1,370 kilometers (851 mi), it is the largest tributary of the Ganges.

Its source is at Yamunotri, in the Uttarakhand Himalaya, which is north of Haridwar in

the Himalayan Mountains. It flows through the states of Delhi, Haryana and Uttar
Pradesh, before merging with the Ganges at Allahabad. The cities of Baghpat, Delhi,
Noida, Mathura, Agra, Etawah, Kalpi, Hamirpur, Allahabad lie on its banks. The major
tributaries of this river are the Tons, Chambal, Betwa, and Ken; with the Tons being the
largest.

A heavy freight canal, known as the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL), is being built westwards
from near its headwaters through the Punjab region near an ancient caravan route and
highlands pass to the navigable parts of the Sutlej-Indus watershed. This will connect the
entire Ganges, which flows to the east coast of the subcontinent, with points west (via
Pakistan). When completed, the SYL will allow shipping from India's east coast to the
west coast and the Arabian sea, drastically shortening shipping distances and creating
important commercial links for north-central India's large population.
 Ancient history

An 8th-century sculpture depicting Yamuna personified as a goddess

There is some evidence indicating Yamuna was a tributary of the Ghaggar river in the
ancient past. It changed its course to east following a tectonic event in north India and
became a tributary of the Ganges instead.[1]

The goddess of the river, also known as Yami, is the sister of Yama, god of death, and the
daughter of Surya, the Sun god, and his wife Samjñā[2]. The river Yamuna is also
connected to the religious beliefs surrounding Krishna.

Wildlife & surroundings

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fact about the Yamuna is that it is the frontier of the Asian Elephant. West of the
Yamuna, there are no elephants to be found over 900 km of the western Himalayas and
their foothills. The forests of the lower Yamuna offer ideal corridors for elephant
movement. The principal forests to be found here are of Sal , Khair (Acacia) , and Sissoo
(Rosewood) trees, and the Chir Pine forests of the Shivalik Hills.
 Pollution
Yamuna is one of the most polluted rivers in the
world, especially around New Delhi, the capital of India, which dumps about 57% of its
waste into the river. Though numerous attempts have been made to clean it, the efforts
have proven to be futile. Although the government of India has spent nearly $500 million
to clean up the river, the river continues to be polluted with garbage while most sewage
treatment facilities are underfunded or malfunctioning. In addition, the water in this river
remains stagnant for almost 9 months in a year aggravating the situation. Delhi alone
contributes around 3,296 MLD (million litres per day) of sewage in the river.

The government of India over the next five years

has prepared plans to rebuild and repair the sewage system and the drains that empty into
the river. To address river pollution, certain measures of cleaning river have been taken
by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) of the Government of India (GOI) in
12 towns of Haryana, 8 towns of Uttar Pradesh, and Delhi under an action plan (Yamuna
Action Plan-YAP) which is being implemented since 1993 by the National River
Conservation Directorate (NRCD) of the Ministry of Environment and Forests.

The Japan Bank for International Cooperation

(JBIC) is participating in the Yamuna Action Plan in 15 of the above 21 towns (excluding
6 towns of Haryana included later on the direction of the honorable Supreme Court of
India) with soft loan assistance of 17.773 billion Japanese Yen (equivalent to about Rs.
700 crore INR) while GOI is providing the funds for the remaining 6 towns added later.
The Indian government's plans to repair sewage lines is predicted to improve the water
quality of the river 90% by the year 2010.
 References

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