Yamuna Manifesto
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Yamuna Manifesto
Text by Manoj Mishra and Himanshu Thakkar.
With contributions by Ravi Agarwal, Atul Bhalla, Sheba Chhachhi, Till Krause, Raqs Media Collective and Vivan Sundaram.
Designed by Akshay Singh Rathore
Edited by Ravi Agarwal and Till Krause
Funded and Supported by Goethe Institute, New Delhi
Table of Contents
Meet The Yamuna - What is a River? - State Of India’s Rivers - Yamuna: The River And The Basin Section 2 The River That Becomes A Drain - Dams, Barrages and Diversion of Water - Groundwater Extraction - State Of Groundwater In Delhi And Environs - Destruction Of Local Water Systems - Wetlands - Pollution Of Water - Polluted State of the Yamuna River in Delhi - Sources of Pollution - Domestic Pollution - Industrial Pollution - Agricultural Pollution Section 3 Has the State Been Fiddling? - Constitutional Provisions Under The Constitution of Independent India - Action by the Executive - Yamuna Action Plan - River Yamuna Water Sharing MOU - National River Conservation - Directorate - Impact of Mismanagement of Water in the NCT of Delhi - Wastewater Treatment - Encroachment Over River Bed and the Flood Plain - Yamuna Jiye Abhiyaan Section 4 River is a Victim of Current Idea of Development Section 5 The Road Ahead - Threats to the Future of Rivers - Is There a Way Forward For River Yamuna? - The Way Forward Artist Pages Atul Bhalla: Have you ever seen the Yamuna? Have you ever touched the Yamuna? |
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