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    Water pollution and air pollution degrade the environment when pollutants are discharged without treatment. Water pollution affects all living things in bodies of water. The Ganges River, considered the 6th most polluted globally, provides water to 500 million people but initiatives to clean it have failed. The Yamuna River, one of the most polluted, receives untreated waste from Delhi. Pollution is also damaging the Taj Mahal, turning its white marble yellow. Authorities have taken steps like banning vehicles and monitoring pollution to address this.

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    Water pollution and air pollution degrade the environment when pollutants are discharged without treatment. Water pollution affects all living things in bodies of water. The Ganges River, considered the 6th most polluted globally, provides water to 500 million people but initiatives to clean it have failed. The Yamuna River, one of the most polluted, receives untreated waste from Delhi. Pollution is also damaging the Taj Mahal, turning its white marble yellow. Authorities have taken steps like banning vehicles and monitoring pollution to address this.

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    Science 2: Water Pollution and Air Pollution

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    Water pollution and air pollution degrade the environment when pollutants are discharged without treatment. Water pollution affects all living things in bodies of water. The Ganges River, considered the 6th most polluted globally, provides water to 500 million people but initiatives to clean it have failed. The Yamuna River, one of the most polluted, receives untreated waste from Delhi. Pollution is also damaging the Taj Mahal, turning its white marble yellow. Authorities have taken steps like banning vehicles and monitoring pollution to address this.

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    Science 2

    Water Pollution
    And
    Air Pollution
    Water Pollution
    Water pollution is the contamination of water bodies (e.g. Lakes,
    rivers, ocean and ground water). This form of environmental
    degradation occurs when pollutants are directly or indirectly
    discharged into the water bodies without adequate treatment to
    remove harmful compounds. Water pollution affects the entire
    biosphere – plants and organisms living in these bodies of water.
    The Ganga
    The Ganges is the largest river in India with an extraordinary religious
    importance for Hindus. Situated along its banks are some of the world’s oldest
    inhabited cities like Varanasi and Patna. It provides water to about 40% of the
    Indian population across 11 states, serving an estimated population of 500
    people and more. Today, it is considered to be the sixth most polluted river in
    the world. A number of initiatives have been undertaken to clean the river but
    failed to deliver desired results.
    What steps have been taken?
     In 1985, the Government launched
    the Ganges Action Plan in 29 cities in
    Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
     As a result of the Public Interest
    Litigation filed by Eco-Friends in
    1997, several landmark orders have
    been passed to address critical issues
    of Ganga pollution, including closure
    of 200 odd polluting industries and
    initiation of action to address the
    limitation of the Ganga Action Plan.
    The Yamuna
     River Yamuna with a total length of around 1,370 kilometres, is the largest tributary
    of the river ganga. Its source is at Yamunotri, in the Uttarakhand Himalaya.It flows
    through the states of Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh,before merging with
    the Ganges at Allahabad.
     Yamuna is one of the most polluted rivers in the world, especially around Delhi,
    which dumps about 57% of its waste into the river.
     Way back in December 1994 on the basis of news report on the level of pollution in
    Yamuna the supreme court has been monitoring the cleaning of the river.
    Pollution in Yamuna River
    The Yamuna river passing
    through km in Delhi was once
    described as the lifeline of the
    city, but today it has become the
    dirtiest river in the country.
    The reasons:
     There are 17 drains entering
    Yamuna in Delhi and almost
    3,500 million litre of waste
    water enters Yamuna without
    any treatment.
     Encroachment near Yamuna
    river.
     Cattle wading and dairy waste.
    Initiatives Taken

     Major sources: Domestic sewage and Industrial effluent.


     The Govt. of Delhi has ensured that more than 1200 industrial
    units have installed effluent treatment plants to treat their
    industrial waste water.
     11 Common Effluent Treatment Plants (CETPs) which treat waste
    water generated from 15 industrial areas, are being monitored
    every month.
     23 Sewage Treatment Plants of 512 MGD capacity, which have
    been installed to treat the sewage, are being monitored every
    month.
     DPCC conducts monthly Water Quality Monitoring of River Yamuna
    and Drains and informs the concerned agencies to take corrective
    action.
    Taj Mahal
     The 370 year old mausoleum is India’s most famous tourist
    attraction, bringing four million visitors a year to the northern
    city of Agra .
     It was build by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, who was grief-
    stricken by the death of his wife Mumtaz Mahal.
    Pollution gnawing at the walls of
    Taj Mahal
     Pollution is turning the Taj Mahal
    yellow, despite efforts by the Indian
    Government to control air
    contamination around the poignant
    17th century monument.
     Air borne particles are being
    deposited on the monument’s
    white marble, giving it a yellow
    tinge. THEN
     A committee recommends that
    while undertaking any
    conservation activity the Taj Mahal,
    abundant cautions should be taken
    to retain the original glory of the
    shimmering white marble used to
    build it.

    NOW
    Steps taken to save Taj Mahal
     After a report saying pollution is turning the Taj Mahal
    yellow, authorities have taken a number of steps to cut
    emissions in the area.
     Vehicles have been banned within a half-mile radius. The
    report said the white marble structure is gradually turning
    yellow from pollution from gas powered by vehicles.
     Authorities have also set up pollution monitoring stations
    around the Taj Mahal.
    Thank you

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