Rising tides of contamination from source to sink: The Yamuna’s struggle with pollution (2014–2024)

Arpita Srivastava, Simoni Singhal, Rahat Zehra, Jyoti Verma

Article ID: 3199
Vol 6, Issue 2, 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54517/ps3199
Received: 2 January 2025; Accepted: 27 February 2025; Available online: 10 April 2025; Issue release: 30 June 2025


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Abstract

The Yamuna River, a lifeline for millions in India, has been severely polluted over the decades. From 2014–2024, substantial research has been conducted to analyze the extent of its degradation, pollution sources, and mitigation efforts. This review synthesizes studies from this decade, focusing on chemical, biological, and physical parameters of pollution, industrial and municipal waste contributions, agricultural runoff, and policy interventions. Despite increased awareness and remedial measures, the river remains critically polluted, demanding urgent and sustainable solutions. Also, incomplete data has been collected over the years. The focus of researchers has been primarily on Delhi-NCR regions, mainly because industrial and agricultural activities are more prominent in these regions, neglecting the entire stretch of the River Yamuna which is very important to understand the overall health of the river and to analyze the areas that are contributing mostly to its polluted water.


Keywords

the Yamuna River; pollution; water quality; heavy metal; ecological impact


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