Farming along polluted river

Unrecognised yet essential

- Anup Verma

Vegetables, fruits, and even flowers are grown near the Yamuna floodplains using the river's water—which experts have marked as heavily contaminated—and are supplied to various mandis across the city.

The fertile floodplains of the Yamuna, stretching nearly 22 km from Wazirabad to Palla, have long served as one of the most important sources of fresh vegetables for Delhi.