For the goddess of the river who is sometimes called Yamuna, see Yami

Yamuna River at Agra

The Triveni Sangam, or the intersection of Yamuna River and Ganges River. In Vedic beliefs Yamī is the First woman, along with her twin brother Yama. Agra ( pronounced) (आगरा آگرا is a city on the banks of the Yamuna River in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, Triveni Sangam is the confluence of three rivers ( Ganga, Yamuna and the legendary Saraswati River) near Allahabad, India The Ganges (ˈgænʤiːz also Ganga, Devanāgarī: hi गंगा in most Indian languages) is the major river in the Indian subcontinent

The Yamuna (Sanskrit: यमुना, sometimes called Jamuna or Jumna) is a major tributary river of the Ganges (Ganga) in northern India. A tributary is a Stream or River which flows into a mainstem (or parent river "Riverine" redirects here For the use of that term in Maritime geography, see there The Ganges (ˈgænʤiːz also Ganga, Devanāgarī: hi गंगा in most Indian languages) is the major river in the Indian subcontinent India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country With a total length of around 1,370 kilometers (851 mi), it is the largest tributary of the Ganges. The Ganges (ˈgænʤiːz also Ganga, Devanāgarī: hi गंगा in most Indian languages) is the major river in the Indian subcontinent

Its source is at Yamunotri, in the Uttarakhand Himalaya, which is north of Haridwar in the Himalayan Mountains. Yamunotri, the source of the Yamuna River and the seat of the Goddess Yamuna, is one of the four sites in India 's Char Dham pilgrimage Uttarakhand ( Hindi: उत्तराखण्ड or उत्तराखंड Uttar + Akhand i WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Haridwar (also spelled Hardwar Hindi: हरिद्वार भारत) is a holy city and It flows through the states of Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, before merging with the Ganges at Allahabad. Delhi (दिल्ली ਦਿੱਲੀ دلی d̪ɪlːiː sometimes referred to as Dilli) is the second largest metropolis of India, with a population Haryana (हरियाणा Punjabi: ਹਰਿਆਣਾ hərɪjaːɳaː is a state in northern India. Uttar Pradesh (उत्तर प्रदेश اتر پردیش pronounced, Translation: Northern Province) referred to as '''U The Ganges (ˈgænʤiːz also Ganga, Devanāgarī: hi गंगा in most Indian languages) is the major river in the Indian subcontinent Allahabad ( Hindi: इलाहाबाद Urdu: الہ آباد Ilāhābād) is a city in the north Indian state of Uttar The cities of Delhi, Mathura and Agra lie on its banks. Delhi (दिल्ली ਦਿੱਲੀ دلی d̪ɪlːiː sometimes referred to as Dilli) is the second largest metropolis of India, with a population Mathura ( IAST mathurā)( Hindi: मथुरा is a holy City in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Agra ( pronounced) (आगरा آگرا is a city on the banks of the Yamuna River in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, The major tributaries of this river are the Tons, Chambal, Betwa, and Ken; with the Tons being the largest. A tributary is a Stream or River which flows into a mainstem (or parent river "Riverine" redirects here For the use of that term in Maritime geography, see there The Tons is the largest tributary of the Yamuna and flows through Garhwal region in Uttarakhand, touching Himachal Pradesh. The Chambal River (Hindi-चम्बल is a Tributary of the Yamuna River in central India. The Betwa (Vetravati is a river in Northern India, and a Tributary of the Yamuna and joins Yamuna near Hamirpur. The Tons is the largest tributary of the Yamuna and flows through Garhwal region in Uttarakhand, touching Himachal Pradesh.

A heavy freight canal, known as the SYL (Sutlej-Yamuna Link), is being built westwards from near its headwaters through the Punjab region near an ancient caravan route and highlands pass to the navigable parts of the Sutlej-Indus watershed. Punjab ( ਪੰਜਾਬ پنجاب, पंजाब پنجاب also Panjab (پنجاب meaning "Land of the Five Rivers") (c The Sutlej River (alternatively spelled as Satluj River (ਸਤਲੁਜ शतद्रु or सुतुद्री, ستلج and सतलुज is the longest The Indus River { Sanskrit: सिन्धु Sindhu; Urdu: urd {{Nastaliq سندھ}} Sindh; Sindhi: snd A drainage basin is an extent of Land where Water from Rain or Snow melt drains downhill into a body of water such as a River, This will connect the entire Ganges, which flows to the east coast of the subcontinent, with points west (via Pakistan). The Ganges (ˈgænʤiːz also Ganga, Devanāgarī: hi गंगा in most Indian languages) is the major river in the Indian subcontinent When completed, the SLY will allow shipping from India's east coast to the west coast and the Arabian sea, drastically shortening shipping distances and creating important commercial links for north-central India's large population. The Arabian Sea ( Arabic: بحر العرب transliterated: Baḥr al-'Arab Sanskrit: सिन्धु सागर transliterated:

Ancient history

Yamuna River seen from a train bridge.

There is some evidence indicating Yamuna was a tributary of the Ghaggar river in the ancient past. The Ghaggar-Hakra River is a believed to be an intermittent river in India and Pakistan that flows only during the Monsoon season It changed its course to east following a tectonic event in north India and became a tributary of the Ganges instead.

The goddess of the river, also known as Yami, is the sister of Yama, god of death, and the daughter of Surya, the Sun god, and his wife Samjñā^[1]. A goddess is a Female Deity. Many Cultures have goddesses Often deities are part of a polytheistic system that includes several deities "Riverine" redirects here For the use of that term in Maritime geography, see there In Vedic beliefs Yamī is the First woman, along with her twin brother Yama. This article is about the deity Yama in Hinduism For yama in the sense of a code of conduct see Yamas. Death is the termination of the biological functions that define living Organisms It refers both to a specific In Hinduism, Surya ( Devanagari: सूर्य sūrya, lit "the Supreme Light" Malay: Suria; Thai: The Sun (Sol is the Star at the center of the Solar System. God is the principal or sole Deity in Religions and other belief systems that worship one deity. The river Yamuna is also connected to the religious beliefs surrounding Krishna. "Riverine" redirects here For the use of that term in Maritime geography, see there Krishna (कृष्ण in Devanagari kṛṣṇa in IAST, ˈkr̩ʂɳə in classical Sanskrit is a deity worshiped across many traditions of Hinduism

Wildlife & surroundings

The Yamuna at the sacred site of the Kesi Ghata, in Vrindavan

A little known fact about the Yamuna is that it is the frontier of the Asian Elephant. Vrindavan (alternate spellings Vrindaban or Brindavan) or Vraj in Mathura district, Uttar Pradesh, India is a town on The Asian or Asiatic Elephant ( Elephas maximus) sometimes known by the name of one of its subspecies &ndash the Indian Elephant, is one of West of the Yamuna, there are no elephants to be found over 900 km of the western Himalayas and their foothills. Elephants ( family: Elephantidae) are large land Mammals of the order Proboscidea. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand The forests of the lower Yamuna offer ideal corridors for elephant movement. A forest is an area with a high density of Trees There are many definitions of a forest based on various criteria Elephants ( family: Elephantidae) are large land Mammals of the order Proboscidea. The principal forests to be found here are of Sal , Khair (Acacia) , and Sissoo (Rosewood) trees, and the Chir Pine forests of the Shivalik Hills. A forest is an area with a high density of Trees There are many definitions of a forest based on various criteria Acacia is a Genus of Shrubs and Trees belonging to the Subfamily Mimosoideae of the family Fabaceae, first The Chir Pine ( Pinus roxburghii) named after William Roxburgh, is a Pine native to the Himalaya. The Sivalik Hills also known as the Sivalik mountains (also spelled Shiwalik, Shivalik, or Siwalik) and sometimes called Churia or

Pollution

Yamuna is one of the most polluted rivers in the world, especially around New Delhi, the capital of India, which dumps about 57% of its waste into the river. New Delhi (नई दिल्ली ਨਵੀਂ ਦਿੱਲੀ نئی دلی is the Capital city of India. Though numerous attempts have been made to clean it, the efforts have proven to be futile. Although the government of India has spent nearly $500 million to clean up the river, the river continues to be polluted with garbage while most sewage treatment facilities are underfunded or malfunctioning. In addition, the water in this river remains stagnant for almost 9 months in a year aggravating the situation. Delhi alone contributes around 3,296 MLD (million litres per day) of sewage in the river. The government of India over the next five years has prepared plans to rebuild and repair the seweage system and the drains that empty into the river. To address river pollution, certain measures of cleaning river have been taken by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) of the Government of India (GOI) in 12 towns of Haryana, 8 towns of Uttar Pradesh, and Delhi under an action plan (Yamuna Action Plan-YAP) which is being implemented since 1993 by the National River Conservation Directorate (NRCD) of the Ministry of Environment and Forests. The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) is participating in the Yamuna Action Plan in 15 of the above 21 towns (excluding 6 towns of Haryana included later on the direction of the honorable Supreme Court of India) with soft loan assistance of 17. Yamuna Action Plan (YAP is the largest river conservation project in India Haryana (हरियाणा Punjabi: ਹਰਿਆਣਾ hərɪjaːɳaː is a state in northern India. 773 billion Japanese Yen (equivalent to about Rs. 700 crore INR) while GOI is providing the funds for the remaining 6 towns added later. The Indian government's plans to repair sewage lines is predicted to improve the water quality of the river 90% by the year 2010. ^[2]

In 2005, award winning documentary Jijivisha was made on Yamuna. Jijivisha is a documentary on the river Yamuna made in 2005 by Swechha with contributions from Kuber Sharma, Ishita Moitra

External links

• The Geography of the Rigveda
• Yamuna Action Plan

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