'Draft Regional Plan 2041' proposes ferry and cargo services on Yamuna river in Delhi by 2025
3 years ago

'Draft Regional Plan 2041' proposes ferry and cargo services on Yamuna river in Delhi by 2025

India Today  

The National Capital Region Planning Board in its 'Draft Regional Plan 2041' has proposed to start ferry and cargo services on the Yamuna river in Delhi by 2025 to promote inland waterways and create an alternate congestion-free transport facility in the city. Possibilities of ferry service on the river Yamuna between Wazirabad and Sonia Vihar may be looked into if the project be implemented suitably,” the Draft Regional Plan 2041 said. “Possibilities should be explored to develop passenger and bulk cargo ferry service on major canal networks in NCR like the Agra Canal, Upper Ganga Canal, Western Yamuna Canal, etc,” the draft plan said. “Circular regional expressway connecting Panipat-Shamli-Meerut-Jewar-Nuh-Bhiwadi-Rewari-Jhajjar-Rohtak-Panipat and Circular regional expressway connecting Karnal- MuzaffarnagarGarh MukteshwarNaraura AligarhMathuraDeegAlwarMahendragarhCharkhi Dadri-Bhiwani-Jind- Kaithal-Karnal should be developed for balanced development of NCR based facilities,” the draft plan said.

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Delhi flood: Water supply to be hit as 3 plants shut; Yamuna Bank Metro station closed
1 year, 6 months ago

Delhi flood: Water supply to be hit as 3 plants shut; Yamuna Bank Metro station closed

Hindustan Times  

The water from Yamuna flooded streets of Delhi on Thursday leaving roads waterlogged and leading to high traffic congestions. Water Supply Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Thursday that Yamuna, Wazirabad, Chandrawal and Okhla water treatment plants will be closed amid the rising water levels of the Yamuna river. Kejriwal tweeted on Thursday saying, “Due to rising water level …

Aim to make Yamuna clean, fully navigable soon, says Delhi LG
1 year, 6 months ago

Aim to make Yamuna clean, fully navigable soon, says Delhi LG

Hindustan Times  

Lieutenant governor VK Saxena and National Green Tribunal chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel on Tuesday inspected an 11km stretch of the Yamuna between Kashmere Gate and the ITO barrage on boat — a stretch of the river whose navigability was ascertained by the Indian Navy last month. Speaking after the inspection, Saxena, who heads an NGT-appointed high level committee on …

Delhi government prepares 5-point action plan to clean Yamuna by 2025
1 year, 9 months ago

Delhi government prepares 5-point action plan to clean Yamuna by 2025

India Today  

The Delhi government has prepared a five-point action plan to clear the main drains of the city and ensure only treated water flows into the Yamuna. According to the plan, in-situ treatment zones will be created at 10 different places in Najafgarh, Supplementary, and Shahdara drains. Delhi’s water minister, Saurabh Bhardwaj, said that last year as a pilot project, weirs …

Kejriwal's new deadline for cleaning Yamuna: 'Will take a dip in river before 2025 elections'
1 year, 9 months ago

Kejriwal's new deadline for cleaning Yamuna: 'Will take a dip in river before 2025 elections'

India TV News  

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday assured that the cleaning of Yamuna Bank will be completed before 2025. Interestingly, clearing the sites was also one of the 10 guarantees that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced ahead of the municipal election. While speaking to media, Arvind Kejriwal said, "A 6-point action plan has been formed to clean Yamuna.Before the next …

Govt. announces projects worth ₹1,855 crore to clean Yamuna
2 years, 6 months ago

Govt. announces projects worth ₹1,855 crore to clean Yamuna

The Hindu  

The Delhi government on Friday announced its decision to upgrade six sewage treatment plants in the city and lay sewer lines in four villages, including 39 unauthorised colonies, as part of its measures to reduce pollution in the Yamuna river. The projects worth ₹1,855 crore were approved after Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia chaired a meeting of the Delhi Jal …

Possible to clean Yamuna to bathing standards by 2025: Experts
2 years, 8 months ago

Possible to clean Yamuna to bathing standards by 2025: Experts

The Hindu  

Despite the delays and challenges, it is possible to clean the Yamuna in Delhi to bathing standards and achieve water quality to support propagation of aquatic life by 2025, experts have said. While the installation and upgradation of sewage treatment plants, trapping of sewage flowing in the drains and effective septage management will definitely bring improvement in the river water …

Yamuna river to get back its fish by Dec 2023, will be fit for bathing
2 years, 9 months ago

Yamuna river to get back its fish by Dec 2023, will be fit for bathing

India Today  

Delhi Water Minister Satyendar Jain on Tuesday said the Yamuna river in the national capital will be completely cleaned and made fit for bathing and propagation of fish by December 2023. "The Yamuna and all the drains in Delhi will be so clean that you will find fish in the water," Jain added. The three-year pilot project which started in …

Yamuna Pollution: CM Kejriwal Chalks Out 6-Point Action Plan, Promises To Clean Up River By 2025
3 years, 1 month ago

Yamuna Pollution: CM Kejriwal Chalks Out 6-Point Action Plan, Promises To Clean Up River By 2025

ABP News  

New Delhi: Conceding that the buck stops with him, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said that his government will clean the Yamuna river by 2025. Addressing the mediapersons, Kejriwal said that his government has chalked out a six-point action plan to clean the river and the mission will be accomplished by February 2025. Explaining the six-point plan, the …

Opinion | Why is Yamuna river in Delhi frothing?
3 years, 2 months ago

Opinion | Why is Yamuna river in Delhi frothing?

India TV News  

Since Diwali, Delhi had been witnessing smog in the morning due to air pollution. On Monday, people across the world watched visuals of the Yamuna river in Delhi covered with froth, and Chhath Puja devotees standing waist-deep in the river. You will be surprised to know, Delhi government has already spent Rs 1,514 crore under Yamuna Action Plan-1 and Yamuna …

More Green Zones, Cleaner Yamuna: How Delhi May Look Like in 2041
3 years, 7 months ago

More Green Zones, Cleaner Yamuna: How Delhi May Look Like in 2041

The Quint  

The MPD-2041 is divided into two volumes and comprises sector-wise policies in the key focus areas such as environment, economy, public space, heritage, mobility, social and physical infrastructure, etc. Under the MPD-2041, the development strategy and action plan has been divided into three sections. In the first section, it contains strategies and specific norms for guiding future spatial development of …

Will recharging Yamuna floodplains end Delhi's water woes?
5 years, 6 months ago

Will recharging Yamuna floodplains end Delhi's water woes?

India Today  

Delhi government's ambitious project to recharge Yamuna floodplain gets cabinet nod. A man paddles his handmade boat across the river Yamuna | Photo from REUTERS Arvind Kejriwal also mentioned that the Delhi government will require the concurrence of some central government agencies, about which the Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat was informed in the recent meeting with him. …

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