Record rains in Delhi cleaned Yamuna's water, washed away dirty with flooding; This time the situation is better - Yamuna river pollution levels drop in Delhi after rain

Updated: Sun, 28 Sep 2025 07:21 am (IST) This time due to record rain in the monsoon, the pollution level in the Yamuna River significantly reduced. Water was cleaned in most parts of Delhi. According to the report of the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), the ITO box also improved the quality of the water where fecal coliform levels significantly reduced. Santosh Kumar Singh, New -Delhi. This time there was a record rainfall in the monsoon. Its effect is also visible on the Yamuna. Its dirt was also swept away with floods. This is why Yamuna water is clean in Delhi in most places. Remove ad, just read the news, every year the monsoon is a low pollution in Yamuna, but this time the situation is much better. In August 2023, when there was a few days a flood situation in Delhi, the pollution of the river was not so low. After the victory of the BJP in the elections in the meeting, the work to clean the Yamuna began from February itself. Along with the cleaning of the drains that fall into the river, the work of upgrading of sewerage treatment plants (STPs) is underway. Nevertheless, according to the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) report in Yamuna, according to the report of Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC). The worst situation was with the ITO fire. The amount of feces and urine pollution (Fecal Coliform) has reached a record level here. The situation improved in August. According to the September report, water is very clear in other places, including ITO. The level of fecal coliform in water must be 500 potential number (MPN) per 100 ml per 100 ml. The level is no more useful when it arrives at 2500 MPN. It reached 92 lakhs near Ito Barrage in July. This month it is reduced to 1800. Along with faecal colifarm, there is also improvement in biochemistry -oxygen question (bid) and soluble oxygen (DO). The bid in clean water should be three mg (mg) per liter or less, and it must be five mg per liter or more. The bid in Palla is less than three and Wazirabad is 3.5 mg per liter. It is less than 10 in other places except Okhla (13 mg per liter). It reached 70 mg per liter on Ito in July. Similarly, most places were found in accordance with the DO standard. Experts believe that all the gates of the ITO fire fire and the removal of silt in many places flowed the river compared to previous years. This has reduced pollution. DPCC’s September -Month Report Location Bid (Mg per liter) Do (Mg per liter) Fecal Coliform (MPN per ml) Palla 2.5 9.5 790 790 Wajirabad 3.5 5.9 1300 ISBT Bridge 8 4.2 2800 ITO Bridge 4 5.1 1800 Okhala Barrage 13.5 Okhala Barage 13.5 3.7 3500 3.7 3500