Beautiful, serene in Himalayas, Yamuna turns into sewage line as it enters Delhi

By Vidya Bhushan Rawat*
The story of shame and absolute recklessness. This is river #Yamuna passing through Delhi. We saw beautiful and serene river in the Himalayas. By the time it enters Delhi, it is turned into a sewage line. After the Ganges, river Yamuna the most sacred rivers of India. What have We done to it. The river which made Delhi a much sought After city where we have Red Fort and leaders of our national movement were cremated including Gandhi and Nehru, the current crisis of Yamuna is serious and need immediate attention.
This is festive season. After Diwali, we will have Chhuth Puja and lakhs of devotees will throng the river. Netas will be there to pamper the devotees. Both the Netas and devotees don't care for it. They are bothered about their next life. Shame that our spiritualism doesn't care for the river. People shamelessly through the religious left overs.

The religious gurus who speak about everything will not ask People and industries not to pollute the river. During Diwali we will hear some voices but then nothing happen. Blame Punjab farmers for the pollution in Delhi but who pollutes Yamuna? Clearly, Uttarakhand people hand over the river much better and cleaner. Delhi has to introspect. Yamuna needs to be cleaned. Save Yamuna.

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*Human rights defender

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