Yamuna

 

Ø  The quality of Yamuna river water was maintained all through in Haryana as per the water quality standards with DO values above 5.0 mg/l and BOD values less than 3.0 mg/I. The DO value at Kalanaur (2010) is 9.1 and BOD values is 2.33. 

Ø  The Yamuna water at Delhi was always poor with DO values < 5.0 mg/l and BOD values >3.0 mg/l.

Ø  The poor quality trend continued downstream also with values of DO fluctuating upto Majhawali.  The values were again fluctuated d/s Agra.  However, the values improved at Auraiya.  The same trend was indicated by BOD values.

Ø  The Critical stretch of Yamuna in 2010 extended from Delhi to Udi as against Delhi to Majhawali and again, Agra d/s to Etawah in (1996), there was no improvement in water quality and the effect of NRCD schemes was not positive.

 

 

WATER QUALITY DATA FOR RIVER YAMUNA

(Summer Average i.e. March-June)

S.No.

Station/Location     

ß-----1996-------à

ß-------2010--------à

 

 

DO

(mg/l)

BOD

(mg/l)

DO

(mg/l)

BOD

(mg/l)

 

A.

 

HARYANA

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Tajewala /Hathnikund

11.70

1.20

8.40

1.00

2

 Kalanaur

10.40

1.05

8.95

1.50

3

 Palla

13.95

6.00

6.82

1.25

 

B

 

DELHI

 

 

 

 

 

4

Nizamudin Bridge 1/2

0.30

25.00

0.0

24.75

 

C.

 

UTTAR PARDESH

 

 

 

 

 

5

Agra Canal at

 kalindi Kunj

0.35

26.50

0.0

16.00

6

Majhawali / Palwal

0.50

22.00

1.15

20.25

7

Mathura u/s

8.10

4.00

6.67

11.25

8

Mathura d/s

8.50

2.50

6.57

8.75

9

Agra u/s

10.65

4.50

6.02

8.25

10

Agra d/s

   1.65

9.00

9.12

12.25

11

Batteshwar

13.90

11.00

12.88

11.75

12

Etawah

      11.16

7.00

12.62

11.00

13

UDI

9.71

2.00

8.82

2.00

14

Auraiya Juhika

8.14

5.00

10.98

4.50

 

 

 

 

 (Sources :CPCB Delhi)