Nadda Counters Kejriwal, Shares Data on High Ammonia Levels at Delhi's Entry and Exit Points

Nadda shared an infographic showing pollution levels rising sharply after the river enters Delhi, accusing the AAP government of negligence and failed governance.

Union Minister and BJP National President J.P. Nadda on Thursday slammed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) over its claim that the Yamuna River was being "poisoned" by the Haryana government.

Nadda shared an infographic showing pollution levels rising sharply after the river enters Delhi, accusing the AAP government of negligence and failed governance.

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AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal had claimed that the water supply to Delhi was being "poisoned" by the BJP to create a chaotic situation before the Delhi Assembly elections. He added that the people of Delhi received their drinking water from Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, but the Haryana government had "mixed poison" into the water coming to Delhi from the Yamuna. He further stated that thanks to the vigilance of Delhi Jal Board engineers, this water had been stopped.

In response, Nadda posted on X, "AAP's blame game on Yamuna pollution exposes its inefficiency and failed governance. For over 10 years, the Arvind Kejriwal government has delivered nothing but corruption, lies, and hollow promises. Despite receiving Rs 8,500 crores from the Central Government, no meaningful work has been done to clean the river."

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Nadda cited pollution data and wrote that the infographic from Infoindata showed how pollution spikes as soon as the Yamuna enters Delhi. "The infographic from Infoindata shows how pollution spikes as soon as the Yamuna enters Delhi. Instead of taking responsibility, the AAP government has started spreading fear among the people for political gains. Arvind Kejriwal should apologize to the people of Haryana and Delhi for his statement," he added.

According to the Central Pollution Control Board and Delhi Pollution Control Committee, the infographic reveals increasing Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) and ammonia concentrations along the Yamuna's course through Delhi.

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At the entry point in Palla, BOD was 2 mg/l and ammonia was 5.5 mg/l. BOD jumped to 7 mg/l, reaching a peak of 47 mg/l at the ISBT Bridge and remained the same at the Okhla Barrage at 44 mg/l. The BOD at the Asgarpur exit point showed a value of 85 mg/l and ammonia at 56.1 mg/l. Higher BOD levels indicate poor water quality, and ammonia is also one of the major water pollutants, adversely affecting both aquatic life and human health.

The Election Commission of India has also expressed dissatisfaction with Kejriwal's response to the Yamuna water claims. The ECI stated that he had not provided any factual or legal evidence to support his statement. The Commission had sought an explanation from Kejriwal after complaints from BJP and Congress candidate Sandeep Dikshit, from the New Delhi Assembly constituency.

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In his response, Kejriwal stated that it was undisputed that there was 7 ppm of ammonia in the Yamuna water, and a Delhi Jal Board letter had acknowledged that toxicity was 700 percent higher than the permissible limit.

He attributed the crisis to Haryana, stating that the root cause, as identified by the DJB letter, was the indiscriminate discharge of industrial waste from Haryana. He contended that the Delhi government had no role in this, since Haryana is an upper-riparian state.

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As the Delhi elections approach, the Yamuna water controversy has turned into a major political battleground between AAP and BJP, with both parties blaming each other for the city's water crisis.

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