Hindon River- A Research on a dying Tributary of Yamuna
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Governments do not worry as Rivers don't bring votes - Local activistsThe right to safe water is a basic human right - United NationsHindon River, a tributary of Yamuna river, is a river in
India that originates in the Saharanpur District from Upper Shivalik in Lower
Himalayan Range, rendering life and providing sustainability while flowing down
the several civilisations. But the river (as several others) is now on the
verge of death as the toxic levels in the river water have reached the extreme
levels.
Hindon rises in Saharanpur district in the lower Himalayas
and flows between Ganges and Yamuna rivers, for 400 kilometres (250 mi) through
Muzaffarnagar District, Meerut District, Baghpat District, Ghaziabad, Noida,
Greater Noida before it joins Yamuna river just outside Delhi. It’s tributaries
(including the Kali River (West), and the Krishni River) flow through six
districts of Uttar Pradesh, before its confluence with the Yamuna River. A
highly populated and predominantly rural cat...