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State of the River Yamuna
Upper segment HARYANA FACTOR: Yamuna’s pollution starts from Tajewala in the upper segment. Here two canals, the Western Yamuna Canal (WYC) and the Eastern Yamuna Canal (EYC), divert river waters — save in the three monsoon months — into Haryana and Uttar Pradesh (UP). The WYC crosses Yamuna Nagar, ...
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The River Ganga (Ganges)
Ganges to drain the Northern part of India and Bangladesh. The Yamuna, which originates less than a hundred miles east of the Bhagirathi, ... of the Taj Mahal, are two of the major cities on the Yamuna. The largest tributary to the Ganga is the Ghaghara, which meets ... Haridwar diverts much of the Himalayan snowmelt into the Upper Ganges Canal, built by the British in 1854 to irrigate the surrounding land ...
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From Water Wars To Water Democracy
UP farmers against the diversion of the Ganga canal to the Suez’s plant, said that “this diversion will ... The people’s perception is that this un-necessary stoppage of Ganga canal flow was to engineer a crisis and create artificial demand for ... that it was un-necessary to bring the Ganga water to the Yamuna in Delhi through the Suez Plant to solve Delhi’s water problems. ...
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History's Wisdom...
Aravalli hills towards the plains of the Yamuna. But he made sufficient arrangements to meet the ... Yamuna to the city and to his palace. Ali Mardan Khan not only brought Yamuna waters to the palace, but also linked this canal with another from Sirmaur hills, presently located on the Delhi border near Najafgarh. The new canal, Ali Mardan canal ...
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Water pollution
Patna in Bihar. Another major tributary is the Yamuna originating in the Yamunotri glacier, and flows through Delhi and Agra. ... Since ancient times, the Doab region, where the Ganga and the Yamuna flow, has been considered one of the most fertile areas in ... about 80% of the river's total pollution load. The Hindon Canal also discharges waste from Uttar Pradesh in this stretch. Among ...
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News Flash Archives
Tiger Reserve for Karnataka Simlipal tiger study back to square one Organic pollution levels in Yamuna hit 3-yr high Tragedy in Nepal Tiger skin market flourishing in Tibet Conservation ... Orissa China jails chiru poachers Orissa tribals protest mining project Huge snakeskin seizure in Mumbai Canal threatens Jerdon's Courser Protection Guidelines for Handling Wild Birds Crunch time for elephants ...
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Conservation reserves, a new buzz
Dhalipur, 38 kms from Dehra Dun at the confluence of the Yamuna hydel canal and River Asan – a tributary of Yamuna. The place attracts a variety of marsh loving birds like egrets ...
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