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Interdisciplinary
Activity
By:- Dhruv Sharda
(VIII_D)
Activity-1
(Types of Soil
found in India
Name of the Soil Represented
by-
Alluvial

Red and Yellow

Black

Arid

Mountain and Forest

Activity-
2(Challenges
faced by Water)
Qualitative Changes
Faced by Water

We a r e th e b i g g e s t r e a s on s f o r d e t e r i or a t i on i n
q u a l i t y o f wa t e r

 E x c e s s i v e f e r t i l i z e r s a n d m a n u r e s m a ke s t h e
wa t e r p re s e n t i n s oi l s a l i n e a n d a l k a l i n e
. T h i s wa te r p e r c o l a t e s d ow n a n d a ff e c t s
g r o u n d wa t e r.

 A c i d ra i n c o n t a i n s wa t e r va p o u r m i x e d w i t h
s u l p h u r o f n i t r o g e n a n d ox y g e n w h i c h w h e n
mixed with water deteriorates iits quality

 S u r f a c e R u n o ff a n d E r o s i o n c a n c a r r y
e x c e s s i ve n u t r i e n t s s u c h a s N i t r o g e n a n d
P h o s p h o ro u s w h i c h d e g ra d e wa t e r q u a l i t y
Quantitative Changes
faced by Water

 Fr e q u e n t p u m p i n g of w a t e r f r o m g r o u n d d e p l e t e d
t h e l e ve l o f g r o u n d wa t e r.

 B u i l d i n g r oa d s w i t h c o n c r e t e d o e s n’ t a l l ow wa t e r
t o p e r c ol a t e d ow n a n d g e t m i x e d w i t h
G r o u n d wa t e r. H e n c e , i t d e c r e a s e s g r o u n d w a t e r
ava i l a b i l i t y

 G l ob a l Wa r m i n g i n c r e a s e s t h e t e m p e ra t u r e w h i c h
d r i e s t h e wa t e r t h r o u g h e va p o ra t i o n i n w e l l s ,
s m a l l l a ke s a n d s t r e a m s .

 I n c r e a s e d Po p u l a t i o n l e a d s i n c r e a s e d n e e d s
w h i c h a l s o a ff e c t t h e wa t e r q u a n t i t y.
Eff ects of Water
Pollution on People’s life

Wa t e r p o l l u t i o n h a s ve r y m e n a c i n g e ff e c t s o n
p e o p l e ’s l i f e

ØPo l l u t a n t s fr o m s e wa g e l e a d s t o f a t a l
i n f e c ti o u s d i s e a s e s l i ke c h ol e r a , t y p h o i d ,
h e p a ti t i s a n d m a n y m o r e i n t h e l i s t .

ØF i s h i n g i n p o l l u t e d w a t e r s a n d t h e u s e o f
wa s t e wa te r fo r l i ve s t o c k f a r m i n g a n d
a g r i c u l t u re c a n   i n t r o d u c e t ox i n s i n t o
f o o d s   w h i c h a re h a r m f u l t o o u r h e a l t h w h e n
eaten.

ØI t a l s o l e a d s t o d e p l e t i o n of ox y g e n .
 Measures taken by
Government to tackle Water
Pollution
G o v e r n m e n t i s e n s u r i n g t h a t s e v e ra l m e a s u r e s a r e
taken against the pollution and sewage disposal in
rivers.

 Preparation of action plan for sewage management

and restoration of water quality in aquatic resources
by State Governments

 Implementation of National Lake Conservation Plan

(NLCP) and National Wetland Conservation Programme
(NWCP) for conservation and management of
identified lakes 

 Govt. has undertaken various conservation activities

including interception, diversion and treatment of
wastewater, pollution abatement, lake beautification,
biodiversity conservation, education and awareness
creation, community participation .
Activity-3
Pollution in
Yamuna
Reasons behind
Depletion of Yamuna

The major causes contributing to the

pollution of Yamuna are:

 Untreated Sewage

 Industrial Effluents

 The Dumping Of Garbage

 Open Sewage Drains

 Lack Of Sufficient Sewage Treatment Plants

 Landslide of Yamuna Basin

City Wise
pollution in
Yamuna River
 Major
Constituent
of Pollution
Change in Quality of
Yamuna Water
Th e pollu ti on d ete ri orat es th e qua li ty of
wa te r wh ic h ca n’ t be us ed for ir rig at ion.

H ig h leve l of t oxi c m et al s lea d to r edu ce d

g rowth a nd dev elopm e nt

I t ca n a ls o le a d t o le ad t o ca nc er or org a n
d ama g e

Consu m pt ion l e ads t o da ng e rous wa ter

d is ea ses l ike C h ole ra , Ty ph oid an d
H e pat it is .
A relief from
Government
The DDA has to remove all encroachments, including
d h o b i g h a t s i f a n y, f r o m t h e Ya m u n a f l o o d p l a i n s b y
March 31, according to the action plan

The Delhi CM announced that a host of steps would be

taken in the coming months to improve the quality of
the water coming from the existing sewage treatment
plants (STPs) and upgrade all the equipment at these
treatment units

As the fourth component, DJB plans to collect all the

sludge and septage from septic tank across Delhi and
then reuse it in biogas plant to generate gas and
e l e c t r i c i t y.