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Quarterly Newsletter, Oct-Dec 2008, Issue 3For Private Circulation only

Some of these issues are very

well-depicted in ACORD’s street

play “Ek Boond Paani Ki” – if

you haven’t seen it yet, I would

urge you to get a show organized

for your colony, institution, or

community. I have also seen an

excellent motivational film by

ACORD and would urge you to

get this telecast through your

local cable operators – wherever

we are located or positioned, we

need to widely spread the

message of a cleaner Yamuna,

which should be the pride of the

capital of Delhi.

I commend ACORD for their

work under “Clean Yamuna

Manch” and hope you will wish to

engage in different ways for a

cleaner Yamuna in Delhi –

for updates do ask your

colleagues, friends and family

to visit the website

www.cleanyamunariver.org to learn what MCD with all its partners under YAP-II is doing for a cleaner Yamuna.

With particular reference to “Clean Yamuna Manch” by ACORD, I have noted the excellent outreach during the festive season that started in Delhi from October onwards. People were busy buying new products for their homes and offices, as well as to give gifts to others. More purchases and more celebrations have an after-effect, which is the resultant waste, whether in the form of bio-degradable or non-biodegradable materials. If you’ve been listening to ACORD’s radio programme “Kinare Kinare” every Friday, then you will have heard the reasons for Yamuna pollution. Not only household waste, but also huge amounts of industrial effluents and untreated waste and water end in Yamuna every day! We all need to take collective responsibility for this – how? First, let’s aim to reduce consumerism – we need to buy less, so that less waste is generated. Second, let’s put into practice the principle of 3Rs – reduce/recycle/re-use. Third, let’s get involved in some monitoring activities, such as which industrial units are showing good practice through use of effluent treatment plants, which groups use environment-friendly idols for immersion etc and then make an effort to learn from such practices. Getting the right infrastructure created by Delhi Jal Board is only one aspect of the solution, engaging with the people to promote change in behaviour and practice is the other important aspect of a joint s o l u t i o n t h r o u g h p u b l i c participation and awareness.

From the desk of Chairman,

ACORD

Dear Readers,

Guest Editorials help to add

information and new perspectives

on issues of concern. I am pleased

that for this Issue Commissioner

MCD, Mr KS Mehra, agreed to be

our Guest Editor. We welcome him

in this role and appreciate his

dedicated effort towards a clean

Yamuna. We look forward to

getting your views on this issue,

and do come for the Yamuna Rally

on 22 February!

Professor MDG Koreth

From our Guest Editor

Dear Readers,

I am delighted to be the Guest rdEditor for this 3 Issue of quarterly

newsletter being brought out by

ACORD. MCD is the Project

Implementing Agency for Yamuna

Action Plan , Ph-II and I am pleased

to confirm that most activities are

on schedule. I know this from

personal interaction with agencies

and NGOs who are involved with

the project in various ways with

MCD as I meet them once a month

– yes, there are points that need to

be resolved from time to time but I

am beginning to build a firm belief

that everyone involved has a real

commitment to action. Hence, my

confidence that YAP-II work by

MCD and our partners will deliver

results as per plans.

K.S. MehraCommissionerMunicipal Corporation of Delhi

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an academic or from the media,

you will find it useful to screen

the film for your colleagues and

others who are concerned about

River Yamuna in Delh i .

Needless to say, it is the 22 km

stretch of the river passing

through Delhi (from Wazirabad

barrage to Okhla) that is the most

polluted – and as concerned

citizens of Delhi we all have a

role to play. The film ends on a

note of hope... pollution will

reduce, interceptor technology

will make a difference, people’s

habits will change... but by

when?

“”Urine smells the same all over

the world” says Simran... “but

stinks more in Delhi” says

Deepak. “Yes, there was a time

when there were fish and

tortoises in Yamuna river in

Delhi, and people used to go for

bathing and swimming” says

Professor Jain. “MCD and Delhi

Jal Board will restore Yamuna to

its pristine glory. People also

need to use only eco-friendly

idols, not POP stuff.” Simran

wants to get involved in Yamuna

clean-up, Deepak resists and

wants to go back overseas...what

happens then?

The film is available on loan

from ACORD, so do please get in

touch with ACORD to arrange a

screening...and send us feedback

from your audience. You can also

arrange a telecast through your

local cable operator !

Melas this quarter attracted over

4500 people of all age groups, and

were a huge success. The purpose

was to raise awareness and concern

regarding the quality and issues

concerning the River Yamuna.

ACORD gave out information

about YAP II partner agencies and

activities and organised various

activities through innovative

c o m p e t i t i o n s . A C O R D

participated in the following Melas:

HRajasthan Ratnakar Mela,

Pitampura

HDiwali Mela, Raja Garden

HDiwali Mela, Vasant Kunj

HWinter Festival, Mata Sundari

College, Delhi University

Competitions and activities which

proved to be very popular were

» Waste Reduction Survey

» Murti visarjan prashnotri

» Package in Wreckage

» Yamuna Aarti – fill up form

» Scratch & Win – 2 names of Ma

Yamuna and Causes o f

Pollution

» On-the-spot Mascot making

and leaflet design

» Parcel game with questions

ranging from pollution to

religious practices

During this quarter, 49 people of age

ranging from 18 years to 58 years,

signed up as Yamuna Volunteers!

Ready for action through change...

“Kinare Yamuna Ke” – a 22-minute motivat ional f i lm produced by ACORD. The purpose of this film is to raise Yamuna pollution issues in a storyline format to motivate citizens of Delhi to get involved in Yamuna clean-up, both directly and through change of habits and practices.

Concept, script, dialogue and co-direction have been done by President & CEO, ACORD, to ensure that key issues are presented in a format that can be easily understood by citizens of all age groups. Data was collected and validated from various sources. The film director and some members of the cast were contracted from Mumbai – a workshop on the rationale, content and issues of the film was held with them to understand the issues and act with credibility. This is an excellent film that can be shown widely. So, whether you are a teacher or a student, aprofessional, a lawyer or a

corporate manager, a government official or or from an NGO,

“Clean Yamuna Manch” is being

implemented by ACORD, as part

of “Public Participation &

Awareness” component of Yamuna

Action Plan – II being executed by

the MCD.

The superordinate goal of

ACORD’s mandate for “Clean

Yamuna Manch” is to create and

sustain “top of the mind”

awareness and major “mind-share”

for the Yamuna, its sources of

pollution and clean-up in the mind-

set of the people.

This quarterly Newsletter is part

of that effort and will bring to you

news, views, issues and action

updates.

Melas in Delhi - The festive season starts around October and goes on till the New Year! “Clean Yamuna Manch” stalls by ACORD in 4 major


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“Ek Boond Paani Ki” – a street

play on River Yamuna in Delhi –

ACORD organised the maximum

number of shows during the festive

season at the puja pandals and Ram

Leela total 22 shows organized in

the quarter. This strategy helped

ensure that a large number of people

were able to see these shows and

reflect over their own role in

Yamuna pollution.

Some key points covered in the

show are:

Hthrowing garbage

Hopen defecation and urination

Hwaste from slaughter houses

Himmersion of idols with

chemical colours

Hdhobhi ghat usage

Hindustrial pollutants

An analysis of feedback from all 22

shows highlights that more than 75

per cent said that they had learnt a lot

about YAP II.

More than 98 per cent of the

respondents agreed that the play

showed peoples role in Yamuna

Pollution. Their views on what

pollutes the river are quite

insightful: According to them, main

pollutants are untreated sewage

allowed into river Yamuna (56 per

cent), garbage dumped into the river

(23 per cent), Murti visarjan (10 per

cent), disposal of dead bodies (3 per

cent), etc.

Most of them intend to stop

throwing poly-bags into the river (92

per cent), quite a few to stop murti

visarjan (51 per cent), give up

pushing dead bodies into the river

(67 per cent), stop dumping old

items in the river (90 per cent),

and dissuade butchers from

throwing waste in the river (41

per cent).

A vast majority even plan to

‘certainly’ persuade relatives (96

per cent), friends (88 per cent) and

neighbours (82 per cent) to avoid

those practices which pollute the

river.

A C O R D w o u l d l i k e t o

acknowledge the support received

from Thakur Avdesh Singh, MCD

Councillor, in organizing 5

performances of the street play

shows in Ramleela’s. This was his

follow-up action after the Yamuna

Yatra.

22 Street Play shows were

organised as follows:

H3 October, 9.30-10 pm;

Ramleela Ground, AF Block,

Shalimar Bagh

H5 October, 11–11.30 am;

Karawal Nagar Chawk

H5 October, 6.30-7 pm; Brijpuri


Tukmeerpur

H5 October, 10-10.30 pm; Sonia

Vihar

H 7 October, 1.30-2 pm;

Durga Puja Pandal, K Block,

Chittaranjan Park

H7 October, 9-9.30 pm;

Shiv Chowk, Karawal Nagar

H8 October, 2-2.30 pm;

Durga Puja Pandal, Dwarka

H8 October, 5.45-6.15 pm;

Sardar Sewa Singh Park,

Govindpuri

H8 October, 9-9 .30 pm;

Ramleela Ground, B Block,

Narayana Vihar

H9 October, 6 .30-7 pm;

Diwali Mela, Chetak Park, Old

Rajinder Nagar

H9 October, 7.30-8 pm; Diwali

Mela, 9A Block, Karol Bagh


Diwali Mela, Sector A, Pocket

A, Vasant Kunj


Diwali Mela, Park No. 3,

Munirka Vihar

H9 November, 7.30-8 pm;

B-1 Block, District Park,

Janakpur

H11 November, 11-11.30 am;

Satya Sai International School,

Meethapur Extn, Badarpur

H12 November, 4-4.30 pm;

Sheesh Mahal, Azad Market,

Kishan Market

H4 December, 1.30-2 pm;

Mata Sundari College, Delhi

University

H5 December, 4-4.30 pm;

District Centre, Janakpuri


Sitaram Bazaar, Asaf Ali Road

H12 December, 4.30-5 pm;

Woodland Park, Tagore

Garden


Shastri Nagar, East Delhi

Feedback from some viewers:

“It is a good medium to make

people aware about Yamuna

River” Naresh Gola, Bazaar

Sitaram


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“This is the best way of reaching the unreached and unaware masses towards Yamuna Pollution”. Ashwani Kumar, Vikaspuri

“Is show se jo jankari mili hai, use RWA ke sadasyon ki sahyata se sthaniye logon tak pahuchayenge aur logon ko Yamuna pradushan ko rokne ke liye protsahit karenge.” Kailash Babu, Shastri Nagar

As a follow-up to the Traning Needs Analysis reported in the last issue, ACORD designed and produced the “Yamuna River Training Manual” this is indeed a trainer’s kit, with 7 information and knowledge-based modules, and 1 module with 14 practical tools for trainers, such as film, jingles, quizzes etc. These modules were the key resource for the capacity-building workshops, to train the participants on the use of the Manual/Kit . A total of 55 participants from 19 NGOs attended the 3 one day workshops and gave excellent feedback on the design and content of the Manual and the workshop methodology. The modules are as follows:

Module 01: River Yamuna – legend, origin, profile and pollution: covers mythological aspects, Yamuna’s profile from Yamunotri, point and non-point sources of pollution.

Module 02: River Yamuna – Present Condition in Delhi: with emphasis on the 22kms from Wa z i r a b a d t o O k h l a , a n d comparison with the river as it was and why rivers are important for our sustenance and growth.

Module 03: Causes of Pollution, Impact on Public Health and Waste

Yamuna Training Manual &

Capacity building workshops for

NGOs/CBOs:

Management Issues: details on technical aspects, with a technical quiz, impact of Yamuna pollution on people’s health and waste management issues like recycle, reduce and re-use.

Module 04: Myth and Reality: to understand various myths associated with River Yamuna and build consensus on realities that examine the consequences o f f o l l o w i n g r i t u a l s mechanically. Emphasis is on our responsibility and change in habits to make a contribution towards a clean river.

Module 05: Religious Practices: to analyze practices like idol immersion, ashes etc that have potential for change without hurting sentiments and to motivate people on alternatives to such habits and practices.

Module 06: Socio-cultural Practices – Finding Alternatives: to become aware of current cultural practices and their harmful effects and to build consensus on alternatives.

Module 07: Building Allies for River Yamuna: to understand the role of allies and identify ways in which they could be invited to spread the message of a cleaner Yamuna.

Module 08: Tools for Trainers

HYamuna Jingles

HYamuna Song

HMotivational film

HYamuna Quiz – General

HYamuna Quiz – Technical

HSlogan-writing competition

HStreet Play

HPainting competition

HK i n a r e K i n a r e – r a d i o programme

HYamuna website

HYamuna case studies

HField visit to Yamuna

HRadio Play – “Snan Yamuna Mein”

HYamuna Flash Cards

At the end of the Manual is a feedback form for the trainers to report back to ACORD at the end of every month on the usage of the module. This will help and monitor usage and outreach.

ACORD has also created a new Yamuna song, a new radio play on bathing in Yamuna, a new set of Yamuna flash cards and ‘real’ case studies,for this manua/ Kit.

Yamuna Song

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List of 19 NGOs who participated

in the capac i ty bu i ld ing

workshops:

HSt. Stephen Hospital

HSavera Socia l Welfare

Organisation

HAnubhav- Centre for Peoples

Rights

HWomen Work and Health

Initiative (WWH1)

HM o d e l R u r a l Yo u t h

Development Organisation

(MRYDO)

HDelhi Competitive and

Vocational Society (DCVS)

HKalyanam

H Manch

H SBS Foundation

H Samarth

H ARADHYA

HSakaar Outreach

H URIDA

HSai Charitable Society

HGanga Social Foundation

HArpana Trust

HSociety for Service to

Vo l u n t a r y A g e n c i e s

(SOSVA)

HD.A.V. Educational and

Welfare Society

HK r i t i f o u n d a t i o n / T h e

innovations and Welfare

Society

F e e d b a c k f r o m s o m e

participants:

HI have learnt something new

today. It is about – Yamuna.

N o w I h a v e m o r e

knowledge about Yamuna

river.

HTill now we were not alert

about what we have to do for

Yamuna river. i.e. for

reducing pollution, We have

now understood that we need

to change our habits - those

habits from which Yamuna

gets polluted.

HWe found this day most useful

as it has brought to our mind the

big problem for all citizens i.e.

for their health.

HThe workshop followed an

effective methodology eg.

Participatory approach.

HI really like the Module 4

HCapacity building through a

rational approach without any

prejudice.

HYes I learn something new

today: first is many names of

Yamuna & Religious practices

which lead to pollution

HI like Module 5

Huse of audio tools is very

effective and song is useful.

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During this quarter ACORD organised two FGDs: with meat owners and media persons. Participants in both the FGDs agreed that:

HA clean Yamuna is vital for all, as it supplies drinking water to Delhi.

HYamuna pollution will have a negative impact on public health.

HIdol immersion can be done in a n y w a t e r b o d y, n o t necessarily in a flowing river. Delhi’s water bodies should be revived.

HPositive stories on YAP II should be identified and reported.

Focus Group Discussions:

HHoardings on the banks of Yamuna can be a good site for giving information.

H Yamuna ‘Puruskaar’ can be introduced to motivate people.

HACORD’s j ingles on Yamuna pollution can be played on different radio channels as they are in public interest.

HAwareness materials can be in Urdu/Panjabi also.

HM o r e m e s s a g e s a r e required through TV and radio channels.

We hope you do tune in to AIR FM (102.6Mhz)

Every Friday, at 6.30 pm

...and win prizes, too!

Features: with songs!

- Yamuna ke Teer: based on the work being undertaken by MCD and De lh i government departments under YAP II

- Sanskriti: to learn about Yamuna’s historical and cultural facts, by

Dr Kapila Vatsyayan’

- A b A a p k i B a a r i : interviews with citizens living on the banks of river Yamuna

Some of those interviewed this quarter were:

HM r s S a v i t a G u p t a , Municipal Councillor

HDr RC Trivedi, Central Pollution Control Board

HMrs Shama Sharma, Sr. Editor, Nandan

“Kinare Kinare”

HPandit Ganapati Tripathi

HAcharya Subrojit Jha

HMr Pradeep, SYCOM

HM r Ta n m a y T r i p a t h i , Consultant YAP

HRWAs and residents of: Laxmi N a g a r, G e e t a C o l o n y, Jagatpuri, Mansarovar Park, Chandni Chowk etc

40 episodes of “Kinare Kinare” have been broadcast since April’08- ACORD receives excellent feedback from listeners, from not only Delhi but also other cities in India. Most of them show keen interest in Yamuna clean-up in particular, and sometimes compare it with other rivers in India which are also getting polluted due to human activity. The following two poems have been sent by listeners:

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;equk dks eSyh er djRaju

S/o Shri Brahmsingh

Vill-Mirjapur, Neeloni,

Distt.-Gautambudh Nagar (U.P.)


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Leaflets as Newspaper inserts

(Message in public interest) :

Forthcoming activities of

“Clean Yamuna Manch:

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istributed to 15,000 people in

East Delhi

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Yamuna Action Plan-II of Delhi

Is facilitating the laying of

several major sewer trunk lines

& “Sewage Treatment Plants”

(STPs)

You too – Please do not throw

Plastic bags, garbage, and

rubbish in the Yamuna, Come, let

us make Yamuna again a clean

river, And then …. Enjoy a dip in

Yamuna!

Distributed in Public Interest by :

MCD and ACORD

FGDs with eco-clubs of colleges

and Yamuna Volun tee r s :

January 2009

-Yamuna Awareness Workshops:

for members of stakeholder

groups, to get them involved in

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NargisH.No.–84/31, Nizam Nagar, Nizamuddin.

Why don’t you try answering

some of the questions asked in

this programme :

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Q: ftl ewfrZ dh ge iwtk djrs gSa D;k mUgsa eSyh ;equk esa folftZr djuk pkfg,\

Q: D;k fnYyh dh ;equk esa iwohZ o

if’peh ugjsa gS\

Q: R;kSgkjksa esa D;k ;equk T;knk eSyh gks tkrh gSa\

Q: D;k iwtk ds fy, /kkrq dh ewfrZ;k¡ gh cukbZ tkuh pkfg, \

Q: D;k vki lHkh ekurs gSa fd cgrk ikuh dHkh eSyk ugha gksrk gS\

Q: D;k vke ukxfjd ;equk dh

[kjkc fLFkfr dks ysdj ijs’kku gS\

Q: D;k lkQ unh dk ikuh uhyk ;k gjk fn[krk gS\

Q: D;k ;equk xaxk dh fVªC;wVjh ¼èkkjk½ gS\

local programmes within their

communities

29 January: for those in MCD

Zones Narela, Rohini, Najafgarh

and West Delhi.

30 January: for those in MCD

Zones South, Central, Sadar

Paharganj and Karol Bagh

Training workshop for Yamuna

Volunteers: 7 February

YAMUNA RALLY: 22 February, see last page!

The “Clean Yamuna Manch”

Newsletter is designed and

published by ACORD. Please send

your feedback and comments to:

[email protected]

ACORD (Asian Centre for

Organisation Research &

Development)

C -126 Greater Kailash I,New Delhi 110048

Phone No. 011-26248495,

29237247, 29230616, 29235993

Fax: 011-29239397

This newsletter can be downloaded

from our website

www.cleanyamunariver.org

Prof MDG Koreth,

Ms Kiron Wadhera,

Ms Kamal Singh

Editorial Team:


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Yamuna Action Plan II – “Clean Yamuna Manch”

Solidarity Wake-up Call Commitment to actionSunday, 22 February 2009, 0800 – 1200 hrs

Venue: Dr Ansari Auditorium Ground, Jamia Millia Islamia, Okhla

YAMUNA RALLY…. We the people of Delhi, working together for a clean Yamuna

Flag-off by Hon’ble Lt Governor of Delhi

H H H

Signature campaign: sign up at the venue, or check on our website www.cleanyamunariver.org

HCompetition for young people: present a song / dance / dance-drama on Yamuna theme

HCompetition for NGOs/Groups: Bring a creative Banner on Delhi’s Yamuna

HCompetition for eco-clubs: Submit a Slogan on “Yamuna : Delhi’s Lifeline”

All citizens of Delhi are invited to participate in the Yamuna Rally… show solidarity,

win prizes too!!

Municipal Corporation of Delhi / Asian Centre for Organisation Research & Development /Jamia Millia Islamia

Yamuna Rally is jointly organized by:

Contact: Dr Alka Srivastava 9899968471, Neeru Bhatnagar 9818440953, Mohd. Azam 9911145921

Email: [email protected] -to register,

or download the registration form from our website www.cleanyamunariver.org

LET US PLEDGE TO WORK TOGETHER FOR A CLEAN YAMUNA FOR A HEALTHY DELHI


Common rules for all competitions:

1. Register in advance with ACORD. By email or phone

2. Message/activity should be on “Yamuna” theme and should not hurt sentiments, or dignity of anyone. Message can be positive, or challenging, preferably action-oriented and creative

3. Decision of the judges will be final.

1. Age group - for young people, 8 – 18 years; maximum 4 – 7 minutes performance

2. Group should be accompanied by at least 2 adults; music / costumes / props will be the responsibility of theaccompanying adult

1. Banner size should not exceed 3 feet x 5 feet

2. Material should be eco-friendly, ie whatever can be re-used or re-cycled

3. Several banners can be made by the participating contingents/groups but only ONE can be submitted for the competition

4. Two-three group members holding the banner will be required to ‘walk’ with the Yamuna Rally contingent

5. Apart from the message the Banner should contain the following text in a creative manner - “Yamuna Action Plan II – “Clean Yamuna Manch” ; “Yamuna Rally” by MCD / ACORD / Jamia Millia Islamia/ 22 February 2009; along with the name of the contingent / group

1. Several slogans can be brought to the Rally, but only ONE can be submitted for the competition per eco-club

2. Paper size should be maximum A3; in a placard format

3. Language can be Hindi / Punjabi / Urdu / English – can be hand-written or typed

4. Name and contact details of the eco-club should be written legibly on the back of the slogan sheet

C1: A song / dance / dance-drama for group performances – limited registration

C2: “Yamuna-related Banner” by a contingent or group

C3: “Slogan writing” competition for Eco-Clubs

Yamuna Rally - Rules for Competitions

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