India, Aug. 10 -- An estimated 1,300 tonnes of unprocessed cattle waste goes into drains in Delhi and eventually into Yamuna everyday, adding to the river's pollution burden, as per data by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD). To prevent this waste from entering Yamuna, the civic body has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)on July 15 this year with National Dairy Development Board to develop processing plants across Delhi, officials said.

As per MCD's livestock enumeration -- part of the Yamuna clean-up exercise being overseen by the Union home ministry -- a total of 1,500 tonnes of cattle dung is generated in the city everyday, combining both authorised and unauthorised dairies and cow shelters. Of the total, only 200 tonnes...