Yamuna Manifesto

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.

Edited by Ravi Agarwal and Till Krause

Funded and Supported by Goethe Institute, New Delhi

Table of Contents

SECTION 1:

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
Raqs Media Collective
Ravi Agarwal
Sheba Chhachhi
Till Krause
Vivan Sundaram