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How polluted is the Yamuna? No data to tell

No data on Yamuna water quality has been available since February, raising concerns about river pollution levels and impact on aquatic life.

Updated on: Jul 5, 2024, 09:20:18 IST
By Jasjeev Gandhiok
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New Delhi No data has been made available on the water quality of the Yamuna or the major drains that bring sewage and effluents into it since February, which was the last time the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) uploaded a monthly report on its website with parameters such as biological oxygen (BOD), dissolved oxygen (DO) and faecal coliform.

How polluted is the Yamuna? No data to tell
How polluted is the Yamuna? No data to tell

Though mandated by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to collect water samples from the Yamuna and all major drains emptying into

 
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jasjeev Gandhiok

Jasjeev Gandhiok is an Assistant Editor with Hindustan Times, where he covers environment, climate change, the clean energy transition and wildlife at the National Bureau. Gandhiok has over a decade of experience in journalism and is based in Delhi. He has reported extensively on Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR). This includes the region's air pollution woes, a polluted Yamuna and on urban wildlife still thriving in the region. He joined HT in October 2021. Prior to that, he had five-year stint at The Times of India in Delhi, where he also covered Delhi, with a focus on environment and wildlife. Gandhiok has covered some recent events around the Capital too, ranging from the farmers' protests, the northeast Delhi riots and the CAA-NRC protests, reporting from the ground on all of these. He also travels across the country to report on how environment and climate change impact everyday life, while also writing on endangered species. His reports in 2019 on toxic leachate from Delhi's landfills led to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) taking suo motu cognisance and ultimately asking the state government to start bio-mining to flatten and remove all three landfills in the capital. He also closely tracks the implementation of government policies on climate, renewable energy and environmental protection. His focus remains on impactful, public-interest journalism which explains how environmental decisions affect people's everyday lives.

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