The water quality in the Yamuna has improved significantly due to a rise in inflow of floodwaters, and the river is at its “healthiest” this year, experts have said. The improvement is largely due to the increased oxygen content in the water, which cleanses the river and helps keep pollutants in check, they said.
Manoj Mishra, convener of the Yamuna Jiye Abhiyaan, termed the improvement a “temporary effect” which would go away with the monsoon season.
“You will notice that the typical Yamuna stink has disappeared... It is due to the increased water flow,” he said.
