Yamuna Action Plan

Harshit Malviya 2016039

K.S. Manaswi 2016045

In 1977-78, CPCB initiated a study to assess the status of pollution of Yamuna River over its 1200
km course. The study examined the topography of the drainage basin, base flow, population, land use
pattern, industries, and agriculture practices and estimated the pollution load from activities in the
basin. Study conducted by the CPCB indicated that the major cause of pollution is the discharge of
domestic wastewater into the river which is about two-third of the pollution load. The remaining
pollution is contributed by industries and agriculture.

Based on the findings of this study, the Government of India (GoI) decided to take up water quality
restoration measures named as Yamuna Action Plan (YAP) under the mega project of the Ganga
Action Plan (GAP) phase–II.

The Yamuna Action Plan Phase - III project for Delhi has been approved by the Ministry in
December, 2011 at an estimated cost of Rs 1656 crore with loan assistance from Japan International
Cooperation Agency. Besides this, two projects have also been sanctioned by the Ministry in July,
2012 at an estimated cost of Rs. 217.87 crore for taking up works for pollution abatement of river
Yamuna in towns of Sonepat and Panipat in Haryana which are located on upstream of Wazirabad in
Delhi.

This project will aim at finding the position, advantages and limitations of the said plan and
suggestions regarding the nullification of such limitations.