page_title: Water pollution in India
section_title: The Yamuna
hierarchical_section_title: Water pollution in India / Specific rivers / The Yamuna
caption_attribution_description: English: Polluted Oshiwara river in January 2006.
context_page_description: Water pollution is a major environmental issue in India. The largest source of water pollution in India is untreated
  sewage. Other sources of pollution include agricultural runoff and unregulated small-scale industry. Most rivers, lakes and surface water in India are polluted due to industries, untreated sewage and solid wastes.
context_section_description: By an estimate by 2012, Delhi's sacred Yamuna river contained 7,500 coliform bacteria per 100cc of water. A number of NGOs, pressure groups, eco-clubs, as well as citizens' movements, have been active in their task to clean the river.
  Even though India revised its National Water Policy in 2002 to encourage community participation and decentralize water management, the country's complex bureaucracy ensures that it remains a "mere statement of intent." Responsibility for managing water issues is fragmented among a dozen different ministries and departments without any coordination. The government bureaucracy and state-run project department has failed to solve the problem, despite having spent many years and $140 million on this project.
caption: The Oshiwara River is severely polluted with solid and liquid waste generated by Mumbai.
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