1. Dead rivers in India Centre for Science and Environment, April 10 , 2007

2. River action plans in India…

3. Twenty two years later 1 crore = 10 million

5. River factsheet

6. Yamuna stretch Himalayan segment 172-km Upper stretch 224-km Delhi stretch 22-km Eutrophicated stretch 490-km Diluted segment 468-km Not meeting coliform bathing standard Not meeting coliform, DO and BOD bathing standard Not meeting coliform, and BOD bathing standard Eastern Yamuna canal TAJEWALA BARRAGE YAMUNANAGAR PANIPAT SONEPAT WAZIRABAD BARRAGE NIZAMUDDIN BARRAGE OKHLA BARRAGE MAJHAWALI MATHURA AGRA ATESHWAR ETAWAH UDI AURIYA/JUHIKHA ALLAHABAD Banas river Chambal river Sind river Betwa river Dhasan river Ken river Ganga river Y a m u n a r I v e r N

7. Zero dilution

8. Faecal coliform counts

9. Delhi’s 22 drains

10. Costly plans Already Rs 55-75 crore per km has been spent in Delhi stretch. YAP-II will add Rs 25 crore per km.

11. No dissolved oxygen

12. Faecal coliform counts

15. The water-waste-pollution link Cost of treatment depends on the amount of water used

18. Waste sums ● We generate: 33, 212 mld of sewage. ● We have the capacity to treat: 6,190 mld of sewage. ● We actually treat: 4,469 mld of sewage (72 per cent). ● Therefore: 28,743 mld of sewage not treated.

19. Waste sums ● Annual cost of treatment of 6,190 mld sewage is Rs 135 - 677 crore. ● Capital costs to build STPs= Rs 7,566 crore - Rs 16,753 crore.

20. Source: Planning Commission Note: Outlays shown are Central plus State investments at current prices Money will never be enough Investment on water-sanitation (as percentages of total plan outlay)