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Newsletter, Jan-June 2010, Issue 8 (Concluding)For Private Circulation only

Yamuna Action Plan - IIPublic Participation & Awareness Component

From the desk of Chairman,

ACORD

Dear Readers,

This is the final issue of the

quarterly newsletter that we

started in June 2008, as “Clean

Yamuna Manch” ends on 30

June 2010. It has been a brief,

but successful, effort in raising

awareness about the condition

of River Yamuna in Delhi and

the role that the citizens of

Delhi could actively play in

mitigating the situation.

We have aimed to make this

final issue like a ‘collector’s

item’ with ACTION ideas – it

contains components of

information, knowledge and

action that you can take – as

an individual, or as part of a

group, club, eco-club, school,

c o l l e g e , N C C , RWA ,

institution etc. Projects end,

people move on, but the

sustainable aspects are the

changes that are embedded

within attitudes and systems

for improvement. We hope

that in a few years’ time

(ie after the installation of

the in terceptor sewage

technology by Delhi Jal

Board, and a change in

p e o p l e ’s o w n c u l t u r a l

practices of not throwing

anything into the river) you

will look back and say that you

made a contribution towards a

cleaner Yamuna. So act now,

for a cleaner river and be a part

of this positive change.

I am happy that Mr. K.S.

Mehra, Commissioner,

Municipal Corporation of

Delhi, agreed to be our Guest

Editor for the second time, and

would like to thank him for his

constant support in ensuring

that “Clean Yamuna Manch”

was implemented smoothly.

You may send your feedback

and ideas directly to him in the

future.

Prof MDG Koreth

Dear Readers,

I am pleased to connect with

y o u t h r o u g h I s s u e 8

(final issue) of ACORD’s

Quarterly Newsletter, which

disseminates information

about “Clean Yamuna

Manch” – CYM. CYM is

that important component of

Yamuna Action Plan II

t h r o u g h w h i c h P u b l i c

Participation and Awareness

have been promoted by

ACORD, using a range of

social marketing tools, to

From our Guest Editor

reach out to the entire

population of Delhi.

I would like to compliment the

ACORD team for securing the

participation and commitment

of key decision-makers right

from the time CYM was

launched in April 2008. His

Excellency Lt Governor of

D e l h i , H o n ’ b l e C h i e f

Minister of Delhi, Hon’ble

(former) Mayors of Delhi,

several elected councillors.

Shankar Sawhney as Brand

A m b a s s a d o r , a n d

government as well as

institutional heads have

engaged through ACORD’s

activities in a meaningful and

inspiring way. ACORD also

s e c u r e d p u b l i c - p r i v a t e

partnership through Idea,

Sheetal group of companies,

Ozone group and several

others.

Overall, I feel CYM’s success

should be largely attributed to

the citizens of Delhi, who

participated in large-scale

events like the CYM launch

in Apr i l 2008 , Melas ,

Yamuna Rally in February

2009 and Musical Human

Chain to reduce Murti

Visarjan in September 2009 –

thousands of citizens of Delhi

showed their concern, learnt

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about Yamuna pollution,

water quality and public health

issues. They signed up to

take action at their individual

as well as community level:

sometimes in simple ways, by

not throwing polythene

bags, waste and puja

samagri into the river.

Though the budget allocated

to “Clean Yamuna Manch”

was small, I note the excellent

strategy that ACORD devised

to build a “multiplier effect”.

ACORD engaged not only

through the Resident Welfare

Associations but also by

involving the youth (school

and college students, NCC

cadets; eco-clubs); working

people (doctors, teachers,

nurses, corporates, media,

NGOs, temple priests etc ) as

well as others, such as senior

citizens, housewives, Civil

Defence personnel etc.

Several mil l ion people

participated directly, or

indirect ly, for example

through the weekly radio

p r o g r a m m e “ K i n a r e

Kinare”, or through street

plays and films on Aastha,

Zee Jagran and other TV

channels. How can we measure the

results? A survey has

recently confirmed an

upswing in the level of

awareness about Yamuna

pollution in Delhi and

people’s active interest in

saving the river. This is

encouraging, if Delhi is to

realise its dream of becoming a

world-class city. It is for all of

us, as citizens of Delhi, to

take forward the messages,

information and knowledge

gathered through ACORD’s

activities and stop every

action that pollutes the river.

F i n a l l y , t h r o u g h t h i s

Newsletter I would like to

thank the people of Delhi, and

congratulate the ACORD team

for their commitment and

innovative style of reaching

out to millions of citizens of

Delhi – as “Clean Yamuna

Manch” closes, let us resolve

to continue to work together

for a cleaner river in our city.

K S Mehra Commissioner, Municipal

Corporation of Delhi

the

super-o rd ina te goa l o f

ACORD’s mandate was to

create and sustain “top of the

mind” awareness and major

“mind-share” for the Yamuna,

its sources of pollution and

clean-up in the mind-set of the

people of Delhi.

“Fair & Ugly Yamuna” - a

baseline survey in 2008

showed that people did not

consider Yamuna a priority in

their life and did not know how

“Clean Yamuna Manch” –

How have we measured the

success of “Clean Yamuna

Manch”?

they could contribute to a

cleaner river.

A mid-line survey in late

2009 shows that there is an

upswing in the level of

knowledge and awareness

about Yamuna pollution, and

people are keen to play a

positive role through a change

in their cultural practices.

While recognising their own

role, the respondents also

emphasised the responsibility

of the Government of India,

G o v e r n m e n t o f D e l h i ,

Municipal Corporation of

Delhi, other agencies and

NGOs.

Point sources - these are

organised sources of pollution

where the pollution load can

be measured , such as surface

drains carrying municipal

sewage or industrial effluents;

sewage pumping stations and

sewerage systems etc.

Non-point sources - these are

non-measurable sources of

pollution such as run-off from

agricultural fields carrying

chemicals and fertilizers, run-

off from areas used for

dumping of solid waste and

open defecation, dumping of

unburned/half burnt dead

bodies and animal carcasses,

dhobi ghats, cattle wallowing,

mass bathing, floral and other

offerings, such as murtis,

made of Plaster of Paris, ashes

etc.

What are the sources of

Yamuna pollution?

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ACTION:

What is the impact of

Ya m u n a p o l l u t i o n o n

people’s health?

Collect and share

information on household

waste management system

in your area; encourage

segregation of household

waste into ‘sookha kooda’

and ‘geela kooda’ ; instead of

going to a mall, make a group

visit to a sewage treatment

plant - is it working to full

efficiency? Visit a landfill to

see the amount of waste

generated by us – resolve to

buy less and only when you

need it. Follow the principle

of REDUCE / RECYCLE /

REUSE. As Gandhi ji said

“ T h e r e i s e n o u g h f o r

everyone’s need, but not

greed.”

One-third of paediatric beds in

the hospitals in Delhi are

occupied due to diarrhoea.

R e m e m b e r t w o k e y

parameters for testing water

quality:

Biological Oxygen Demand

(BOD) level: the permissible

limit is 1 mg per litre of water;

but the Yamuna water in Delhi

has a BOD of 31 mg per litre!

Without oxygen all living

organisms die.

Fecal Coli is disease-causing

bacteria, from human excreta.

T h e m a x i m u m c o u n t

permissible is 2500 MPN in

100 ml but in Yamuna water

in Delhi it is 2199000 MPN! Hence, use of the polluted

water through drinking,

washing, irrigation etc causes

diseases, such as :-stomach disorders-ear infections-eye diseases-nose/throat/chest diseases -water-borne diseases

Up to 60% of Delhi’s

‘untreated sewage’ is dumped

directly into the river – so,

whether you live near the

Yamuna, or far away, every

time you use the flush in your

toilet, the sewage water ends

in Yamuna. Hence, the

urgency to ensure untreated

sewage is minimised – get

updates from Delhi Jal Board

on thei r work through

“ I n t e r c e p t o r S e w a g e

Technology” –

Contact Delhi Jal

Board and Central Pollution

Control Board to get updates

on sewage treatment plants

and water quality.

We got a clean river from our

ancestors, we should give a

clean river to our future

generation. We have many

cultural practices and rituals

associated with rivers; but it

does not mean we become

irresponsible and pollute our

rivers with polythene bags,

puja samagri, POP murtis,

toxic dyes and chemicals – all

environmental and health

hazards. The 22 km of

Yamuna in Delhi is an

ACTION:

www.delhijalboard.nic.inwww.cpcb.nic.in

Let’s be sensible

open sewer drain rather

than a flowing river. Delhi

Government has identified

1 3 l o c a t i o n s f o r i d o l

immersion. These are:-Right and left banks at Sonia

Vihar-Right and left banks at

Wazirabad-Khudsia Ghat-Ram Ghat-Majnu ka Tila-Hathi Ghat-Geeta Colony-Thokar No. 8-Garhi Mandoo-Nizamuddin-Kalindi Kunj-Okhla Barrage-Thokar No. 12

Ensure that you,

your friends, neighbours and

your local puja committee use

only these locations. Use only

eco-friendly idols, made of

clay and coloured with

vegetable dyes. If you carry

your puja items in a polythene

bag to the river bank, then do

ensure that you do not dump it

there – polythene bags are not

bio-degradable!

Discourage self and others

from open urination and

defecation!

During the project, ACORD

printed 75,000 pamphlets to

spread awareness; hundreds

of slogans were created by

ACTION:

Advocacy Tools

It is important to spread

awareness messages with

valid data:

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participants at various events

to convey their concern and

intention for action towards a

cleaner Yamuna. Repeated

and creative messaging with

valid data has an influence on

the mind-set and is a useful

way to raise awareness. We

share with you some key

messages and slogans:

“Near the Yamuna Banks, or

anywhere near the Yamuna

R i v e r i n D e l h i , o p e n

defecation increases the

Coliform count in Yamuna

water and, thus, enhances

probabilities of stomach

ailments. Don’t make the

sacred Yamuna a toilet or

s e w e r . F u l f i l l y o u r

r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s a s a

responsible and active citizen

of Delhi.”

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Some slogans by Yamuna

Volunteers & Yamuna Mela

participants at the India

International Centre:

;equk unh dks cpkvks ;e dh cgu dks er Bqdjkvks;s e‘R;q dk Hk; feVkrhTkhou dks [kq’kgky cukrhA

;equk dh egkurk gS iwjh]Ikj gS bldh LoPNrk v/kwjh]LoPN ;equk esa gks lcdk gkFk] rHkh gksxk iwjk ;g dkeA

;equk rsjk mÙke ty gS]LoPN jgs rks mTtoy dy gSA

;equk dks j[kks LoPNrHkh ge jg ik;saxs LoLFkA

fnYyh tkx tkvks;equk cpkvksA

released by

His Excellency, Lt Governor

of Delhi at the Yamuna Rally,

February 2009

Image : Pratima WangchukText : President & CEO, ACORD

Make book

marks with Yamuna slogans

Yamuna Mascot:

ACTION:

for the books in your school /

college library. RWAs can

print Yamuna slogans on their

regular mailers to their

members. Eco-clubs and

others can hold slogan-writing

competitions. Schools can do

slogan recitations in morning

assemblies. Clubs can print

and display Yamuna slogans in

their premises. Make a large

print-out of the Yamuna

Mascot and display it at

prominent places in your

premises. Print such slogans

in your regular newsletters and

other publications... the more

people read Yamuna-related

information in a creative

format, the more it will

register that they have a

r e s p o n s i b i l i t y t o w a r d s

Yamuna.

Today’s trend is to have

theme-related celebrations

and events, which give an

opportunity to participants to

showcase their ta lents .

Theatre is an excellent

medium to raise social issues.

Street play shows at public

places not only capture

people’s interest but also

provoke them to think, react

and engage with the actors to

raise their concerns and

issues on specific themes.

ACORD’s street play “Ek

Boond Pani ki” covered the

following Yamuna pollution

issues through situational

comedy, but with a focus on

the seriousness of the issue:-throwing garbage

Future events

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-open defecation and urination-waste from slaughter houses-immersion of idols with

chemical colours-dhobi ghat usage-industrial pollutants.

Quarterly analysis of spot

polls done randomly after each

show showed tha t the

audience were motivated and

started feeling ownership of

the river plus their own

responsibility towards it. A

large number reported that

they would take the issue

further with their families and

friends.

C r e a t e a

celebration on the theme of

Yamuna: dance/play/song

poetry, and even kirtan and

bhajan! Dedicate a day as

Yamuna Diwas, or a short

session as Yamuna Watch.

Colleges that hold annual

c u l t u r a l f e s t i v a l s c a n

announce ‘Yamuna” as the

theme; RWAs, eco-clubs and

school annual days can also

organise such a celebration.

Present issues in a creative

f o r m a t , d i s c o u r a g e

c o n s u m p t i o n l i f e s t y l e ;

encourage eco- f r iend ly

initiatives. Involve your local

VIPs to sponsor your event

and give you support through

their networks – take Yamuna

to the doorstep of the people

through such informed

celebrations! Involve your

local temple priests as well as

public health and MCD

officials. Share your effort

through your publications,

ACTION:

neighbourhood newspaper,

cable etc and tell others about

it!

Those who have access to

other media tools, such as on-

line networks, websites,

film-making, community

radio, FM radio etc – can

interview people on their role

towards Yamuna and play a

“multiplier” role to raise

awareness amongst masses.

Another interesting way to

raise awareness through facts

and figures, a quiz is a good

l e a r n i n g t o o l a n d h a s

motivated many participants

in our events to take a pledge

for taking action towards a

cleaner Yamuna! Here are

some that you can use:

QUIZ 1: Household waste should be

segregated as bio-degradable

and non-bio-degradable

waste. Which of the following

are NOT bio-degradable?a) Vegetable peelsb) Used tea leavesc) Fused bulbd) Leaves/branchese) Mango peelsf) Polythene bagsg) Dry/dead flowersh) Newspapersi) Plastic bottles

QUIZ 2:

a) Where is river Yamuna’s

entry point into Delhi?

b) What is the total length of

Yamuna from its point of

origin to Allahabad?

c) What is the total length of

Yamuna Quiz

Yamuna passing through

Delhi which is considered

the most polluted?

d) What percentage of untreated sewage from Delhi is drained into Yamuna?

e ) H o w m a n y s e w a g e treatment plants are there in Delhi?

f) What is the total capacity of these treatment plants?

g) In 2002 there were only 25-30 bird species in the Yamuna Biodiversity Park, how many are there now?

h) How many main ‘nallahs’ are there in Delhi?

i) On how many ‘nallahs’ is interceptor technology being introduced?

QUIZ 3:

a) Where are the 3 landfills

of Delhi located?

b) Does landfill method contaminate the air, water, land around the landfill?

c) MCD landfills contain 97% unsorted waste from which sources?

d) List some causes of Yamuna pollution?

e) What are ‘Point’ sources of pollution?

f) What are ‘Non-point’ sources of pollution?

QUIZ 4:

Are these myths or facts?

a) Only poor and socially-

backward people pollute

Yamuna.

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b) Those who do not live

on/near the banks of

Yamuna do not pollute the

river.

c) There is no relationship

between rivers and cities.

d) Polythene bags do not

pollute the river.

e) Dumping garbage does

not pollute the river as it

goes with the flow.

f Religious offerings do not

pollute the river as these

have been our cultural

practice since centuries.

g) It is necessary to take a

holy dip in the river on

auspicious days, and even

a polluted river will not

cause any disease.

h) Dead bodies of small

children need to be

immersed in a river.

QUIZ 5:

The following statements

w e r e d r a w n u p a f t e r

discussion with several

pujaris. Do you agree or

disagree?

a) River Yamuna in Delhi

has become an open drain,

ie sewer.

b) Idol immersion can be

done in any water body,

not necessarily a river.

c) Ashes from ‘havan’ in our

homes can be disposed off

in household plants/pots.

d) Flowers in puja can be

converted into manure

through compost ing

method.

e) CNG should be used for

cremation purposes to

save trees.

f ) MCD should ins ta l l

‘Nirmalya” trolleys for

disposal of religious

offerings such as flowers.

g) MCD should monitor

standards set by Central

Pollution Control Board

for manufacture of eco-

friendly idols.

h) Durga pujas should be

he ld w i th in t emple

premises to avoid damage

to public parks.

QUIZ 6:

a) Name two rivers of India,

apart from Yamuna and

Ganga.

b) Name two cities of India

through which a river

flows.

c) Give two of the 1000

names of Yamuna.

d) Give two sources of

drinking water.

e) Name two barrages of

river Yamuna in Delhi.

f) Name two water-borne

diseases.

g) What is B O D? What is

the acceptable level of

BOD?

h) What is fecal coli?

What is the Maximum

Permissible Number in

100 ml of water?(Turn to the last page for

answers!).

Browse through

the websites of Ministry of

ACTION:

Environment & Forests;

C P C B ; M C D ; D e l h i

Government etc to collect new

and unique facts and create

new quizzes for your group,

club and friends – organise

competitions on Yamuna,

water and river - related

quizzes, give prizes! Print

s o m e q u i z z e s i n y o u r

magazines, newsletters and

other publications – to raise

awareness. Upload them on

your websites and share

through Facebook and other

networks. Create a crossword

puzzle on Yamuna issues.

Publicise your initiative

specially during the festival

time – in temples and other

public venues.

Delhi produces approximately

3200 metric litres of sewage

per day! About 60% of

untreated sewage is drained

into the River Yamuna per day.

Only 15 sewage treatment

plants are operational, and can

handle only 2190 metric litres

of sewage per day. There are

18 major drains in Delhi, of

which Supplementary and

N a j a f g a r h d r a i n s p u t

maximum untreated sewerage

into the river. During the summer months

the Wazirabad barrage is

closed, to divert water for

drinking purposes for the

population of Delhi – this

minimises dilution with fresh

water.

Technical aspects:

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50% of Delhi’s drinking water

supply is from River Yamuna. There are 3 landfills in Delhi.

Landfills are environmental

hazards and highly toxic. Living organisms in water,

such as fish and plants, need

oxygen to survive – when the

biological oxygen demand is

very high it means there is lack

of oxygen and difficult for

living organisms to survive.

With great effort, since 2002,

the Yamuna Biodiversity Park

has increased the number of

bird species from 30 to 185.Central Pollution Control

Board is responsible for

testing the water quality of

Yamuna in Delhi. Currently,

in Delhi River Yamuna water

is not fit for drinking, bathing

or any other human use. YAP-I

focused on non-sewage

aspects and YAP-II has

tackled both sewage and non-

sewage aspects for a cleaner

Yamuna. The engineering and

technical aspects are being

handled by Delhi Jal Board,

with the design of an

innovat ive “ in terceptor

technology” that will ensure

that untreated waste from 3

major drains is treated before

draining into the river. It will

t a k e 2 - 3 y e a r s t o b e

operational and show results.

of YAP-II have been

handled through the “Public

Participation & Awareness”

component – under which

“Clean Yamuna Manch”

aimed to reach out to the entire

The human and community

aspects

population of Delhi through

radio, films, street plays,

website, Yamuna Rally,

human chain and musical

events and through various

communication tools, such as

songs, j ingles, slogans,

Yamuna mascot, quizzes,

newspaper inserts etc.

(as per media industry norms

of 5% city population for

radio; 3.5% city population for

TV and 40% readership in

print media)

98 weekly episodes of radio

programme “Kinare Kinare”-

7.5 lakh listeners per week

Telecast of films “Yamuna

Yatra”, “Kinare Yamuna Ke”

(two times) and “Arpit

Yamuna Ko” – 4.5 lakh

viewers per telecast

2 mega-events, Yamuna Rally

and Human Chain/Musical

show, with 6000 participants;

and media coverage in leading

dailies that reached out to

millions of readers

75 shows of street play “Ek

Boond Paani Ki” 75 venues;

33075 audience

“Clean Yamuna Manch” stalls

at 12 Melas attracted more

than 6200 visitors; and 2683

took part in various creative

events, eg 1050 NCC cadets Large-group awareness

w o r k s h o p s f o r 1 5 0 0

participants; launch event for

800;

Outreach

24 focus group discussions

for a range of stakeholders;

2 training workshops for 131

Yamuna Volunteers and

capacity building workshops

for 19 NGOs, in which 55

participated

Some outreach communi-cation materials included:

design and development of a

Yamuna Training Manual;

A u d i o C D “ Ya m u n a

Pukare” that included new

lyrics and songs, distributed

to 1760 MCD schools and 560

N C C c a d e t s f o r t h e i r

institutions; 2000 newsletters

each quarter to key decision-

makers of the city, RWAs,

media etc. 5000 website

visitors and several thousand

pos i t ive responses and

feedback from radio listeners

and participants of various

events.

Another h igh l igh t was

“Yamuna Yatra” in which

the following Municipal

Councillors participated:

-Mr Divy Jayaswal

-Mr Brahm Prakash

-Ms Purnima Vidyarthi

-Mr Rohtash Singh

-Mr Vijay Pandit

-Mr Harbans Lal Uppal

-Ms Savita Gupta

-Mr Ramesh Mohan Chauhan

-Dr Kunwar Sain

-Mr Bhupendra Gupta

-Mr Pramod Kumar

-Mr Azad Singh Bidhuri

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Email: yamunaactionplan-ii@ hotmail.com

Secure their support and

sponsorship for your Yamuna-

related efforts. Work as

partners and in a collaborative

way to make limited resources

achieve high impact.

Answers:Quiz 1: c, f, i

Quiz 2: Palla; 1376 kms; 22

kms; 60%; 15; 2190 MLD;

185; 18; 3

Quiz 3: Ghazipur. Bhalswa,

O k h l a ; a l l ; d o m e s t i c ,

commercial and industrial

waste; dumping of solid waste

and ga rbage , en t ry o f

untreated waste water and

minimal dilution by fresh

water, industrial effluent,

litter, plastic, polythene bags;

POINT: organised sources

where pollution load can be

measured eg surface drains

carrying municipal sewage;

industrial effluent, sewage

pumping stations; NON-

POINT sources are non-

measurab le sou rces o f

pollution, eg dhobi ghats, open

defecation, mass bathing,

floral and other offerings,

cattle wallowing, dumping of

unburnt and half-burned

bodies.

Quiz 4: All are myths.

Quiz 5: AGREE for all.

Quiz 6: Brahmaputra,

Kaveri; Lucknow,Beas;

Kalindi, Mugdha; lakes,

rivers; Wazirabad, Okhla;

untreated waste, industrial

effluents; Biological Oxygen

Demand – 1 mg/litre, bacteria

that causes disease – 2500

MPN/100 ml of water.

...and as we sign off, we

would like to thank all our

s u p p o r t e r s , p a r t n e r s ,

advisers, hosts, volunteers,

N G O s , r e s e a r c h e r s ,

participants, MCD teams in

schools, hospitals and other

departments and the media

for their help in making

“Clean Yamuna Manch” a

successful effort... we pass

the baton on to the citizens of

Delhi and MCD, to continue

raising awareness for a

cleaner Yamuna in Delhi.- ACORD Team, YAP-II

The “Clean Yamuna Manch”

Newsletters (8 Issues) were

designed and published by

ACORD - Asian Centre for

Organisation Research &

Development,

R 281 Greater Kailash I,

New Delhi 110048

Tel: 011-26411990Email: [email protected]

Editorial Team: Prof MDG Koreth Dr Kiron Wadhera Ms Kamal Singh

For further information

contact YAP-II team in the

MCD.

-Mr Dheer Singh Kasana

-Thakur Avdesh Singh

-Ms Veena Abrol

-Mr Suman K.Gupta

-Mr Gaurav Khari

-Ms Manju Tyagi

-Ms Usha Shastri

-Mr Jai Bhagwan Yadav

-Mr Surinder Chowdhury

-Mr Balwan Singh

-Ms Neelam Budhiraja

-Mr Ram Kishan Bansilal

-Mr Jitender Singh Shunty

Two Members of each of

the following RWAs also

participated in the Yamuna

Yatra:

-RWA Shahdara

-RWA, Sector B-1,

Vasant Kunj

-RWA Munirka Vihar

-RWA Sabzi Mandi

6 MCD officials, 2 Yamuna

Volunteers and 5 members

from partner agencies also

attended. A “Yamuna Yatra”

manual, with quizzes and

information about Yamuna

was a key learning tool for the

Yatris.

Get in touch with

your Area Councillor and

RWA to learn how they and

MCD are taking forward

various suggestions for a clean

River Yamuna in Delhi.

Interview them on their work

post-Yatra for your local

magazine or newsletter.

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