NSS Unit of Rajdhani College Organises an Awareness Webinar on “Yamuna River Conservation”

NSS, Rajdhani College of University of Delhi organised a webinar in collaboration with NGO Bhumi on the topic “Yamuna River Conservation” under the project Vasundhara.

On this occasion, Raghav, one of the Chief Guests and an active volunteers of the foundation introduced the students the Bhumi foundation and its working from past seventeen years.

Kirti, the guest speaker from the team, joined the event and spoke about the significance of eco-system. She also explained in the most simplest way how River Yamuna is a lifeline to many, not only economically but by religious means how are we attached to it but sadly it isn’t clean and it is all polluted.
During her lecture, a video was displayed which very clearly depicted the plight of our holy river and how we, humans are responsible for this.

Karan, the guest speaker told everyone how in the delhi stretch pollution and the Yamuna river are going hand in hand. There are no dumping grounds or dustbin nearby for the residents or the shopkeeper there to dump there waste leading to disposal of trash in the river itself. The PH of a normal water is 7 but it is disheartening that Yamuna’s PH has gone down to 7 or 8 which makes it extremely acidic. Showing us the ray of hope he told how despite Delhi being the heart of the problem there are ways by which we can fix everything and showed a path and different ways by how the river cam be brought back to its initial sate just what is required are some hardworking minds with the motto of Yamuna’s restoration and cleanliness in their heart.
After the question answer session, the event was ended with vote of thanks for the Guest of Honour by the Programme Officer Megha Agarwal.