How this advocacy group is fighting to bring Yamuna back to life

The Yamuna Jiye Abhiyaan is strenuously advocating cleanup and restoration of the river

In the olden days, it was believed that bathing in this river or drinking its waters removed all sin. Today, by the time the Yamuna flows out of Delhi, there’s more sewage and less freshwater flowing through it. Many wonder what fate awaits the Yamuna, but the folks at the Yamuna Jiye Abhiyaan (YJA), an advocacy group and watchdog of the river’s health, are optimistic.

“The Yamuna is a classic example of a river gone sick due to an all-round apathy shown by the government as well as citizens,” says Manoj Misra, head of YJA. “But all isn’t quite lost for