Contaminated water released from Delhi's Okhla barrage kills fish
Anuja Jaiswal | TNN | Updated: Nov 4, 2018, 05:47 IST
Dead fish in the Yamuna river in VrindavanVRINDAVAN: Thousands of fish and other aquatic animals have been found dead in the Yamuna river in Vrindavan in the past 48 hours following discharge of "highly polluted" water from the Okhla barrage located right at Delhi-Noida border. The dead fish, floating in the water, were first noticed on Thursday by people living near Yamuna's Kesi Ghat.
Officials of the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board in Mathura said the deaths occured after 3,000 cusecs of water was released from the Okhla barrage on October 28.
The contaminated water also threatens humans, as it is being used for irrigation by farmers alongside the river, and many devotees thronging temples here take a dip in it.
A regional officer of UPPCB in Mathura, Arvind Kumar, said the river's length between Shahpur and Mathura, a total of 50 km, has now been surveyed and samples collected for tests. Prima facie, he said, the water appeared to be "highly contaminated" as it had turned "oily and was almost black".
The executive engineer in the Mathura irrigation department, MM Singh, told TOI that though the Okhla barrage is part of UP, it releases water coming from Delhi. Singh said that treatment of industrial discharge into the water is the responsibility of the Delhi Pollution Control Committee.
Officials of the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board in Mathura said the deaths occured after 3,000 cusecs of water was released from the Okhla barrage on October 28.
The contaminated water also threatens humans, as it is being used for irrigation by farmers alongside the river, and many devotees thronging temples here take a dip in it.
A regional officer of UPPCB in Mathura, Arvind Kumar, said the river's length between Shahpur and Mathura, a total of 50 km, has now been surveyed and samples collected for tests. Prima facie, he said, the water appeared to be "highly contaminated" as it had turned "oily and was almost black".
The executive engineer in the Mathura irrigation department, MM Singh, told TOI that though the Okhla barrage is part of UP, it releases water coming from Delhi. Singh said that treatment of industrial discharge into the water is the responsibility of the Delhi Pollution Control Committee.
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