It is pathetic to see the way the rivers in the metropolises of India are being treated. One such example can be seen in the river Yamuna that flows through Northern India and across the city, Delhi. According to Hindu mythology Yamuna is believed to have originated from heaven but today she smells like hell itself. Considered as one of the holiest rivers in India, Yamuna can be seen with methane gas bubbling on it along with plastic bags, domestic waste and other kinds of filth floating over it. Yamuna is by and large clean before it reaches Delhi. In exchange of this clean water, the city gives back more than 950 million gallons of domestic sewage every day, out of which more than half is untreated. The price of which has to be borne by the citizens and especially the children. Environmentalist Sunny Verma believes that the government should be questioned regarding the sewage system and the Times groups Somini Sengupta along with Adam B. Ellick show their support.

To know more : http://video.nytimes.com/video/2006/09/28/world/1194817098866/part-1-water-woes-in-india.html

Tags: drinking water pollution, water pollution, water pollution in India, Yamuna pollution

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