Correlative Assessment of Water Quality and Qualitative and Quantitative Fish Production from River Yamuna, In the State NCT Delhi
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https://doi.org/10.48165/bpas.2023.42A.1.10Keywords:
Yamuna, Delhi Segment, Pollution, Demand, Dissolved Oxygen, Faecal Coliform, otal Coliform, River Water Quality, Fish, ProductionAbstract
River Yamuna originates from the Yamunotri Glacier at a height 6,387 Metres. Earlier, the waters of the Yamuna were distinguishable as "clear blue", as compared to the silt-laden yellow of the Ganges. However, due to high density population growth and rapid industrialization, today Yamuna is one of the most polluted rivers in India, especially around New Delhi, the capital of India, which dumps about 58% of its treated or partially treated waste into the river. Hence, water quality of river Yamuna has widely been studied with regard to physico-chemical characteristics. The paper presents their impact of pollution on the production of fishes in the state of NCT Delhi. The river Yamuna has been reduced to a small stream due to sewage and industrial effluents draining into it. Even though, the Govt. of India is taking stringent measures to assuage these pollution loads to save an ailing river to flourish the aquatic life, revival is not so eminent. Due to that the production and quality of fish is affected badly. Economical aspects of the state NCT Delhi has also impacted.
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