Assistant Professor, Department of History, Government College for Women, Rohtak, Haryana, India
Online published on 20 April, 2017.
The river Yamuna, once a lifeline of plains of North-Western India and an important tributary of river Ganga has been reduced to a sewer due to the combined callous attitude of the people residing on its banks and the Government. The dying river can be saved and restored to its pristine status only with the timely intervention of the Government and the people alike. The paper discusses not only the causes and the impact of various sources of pollution but also the short and long term measures of fighting pollution which if implemented in the right earnest can restore the glory of the river.
Lifeline, sewer, dying river, pollution, causes, impact, measures, restore, glory
