Narendra Modi government wants to make 'dead' Yamuna navigable
10 years, 9 months ago

Narendra Modi government wants to make 'dead' Yamuna navigable

India TV News  

The Delhi government has already sent a team to Gujarat to study the feasibility of replicating the successful model of the Sabarmati Riverfront Development Project for cleaning the Yamuna. The Sabarmati Riverfront Development Project is an initiative by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation to develop the Sabarmati riverfront in Ahmedabad and is touted as a very successful project in riverfront rejuvenation in India. Successive governments have framed a number of policies and plans to revive the dying river, but most of the work either remained on paper or could never be implemented. According to the Central Pollution Control Bureau, 3,000 million litres of Delhi's sewage is released into the Yamuna everyday making the river, which is considered sacred by Hindus, as just a "sewage canal".

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Delhi government allocates Rs 500 crore to rejuvenate Yamuna River
5 days, 19 hours ago

Delhi government allocates Rs 500 crore to rejuvenate Yamuna River

India Today  

The Delhi government has announced an initiative of Rs 500 crores aimed at rejuvenating the river. The Plan involves the construction of class 4 decentralised sewage treatment plants, drain-tapping projects, and installation of advanced pollution control equipment. In an attempt to clean the river, advanced equipment including trash skimmers, weed harvesters, and dredging machinery will be procured to the budget …

Delhi: The River and the City
1 week ago

Delhi: The River and the City

Hindustan Times  

Long before celebrated Urdu poet Mirza Ghalib made Ballimaran his home, the locality in Chandni Chowk was inhabited by families of men who used tall bamboo poles called “balli” to row boats in Nahar-e-Faiz, which was a canal built by Mughal emperor Shahjahan in a bid to bring Yamuna waters into the city of Shahjahanabad. Sunil Sharma, a priest and …

Delhi introduces solar-hybrid river cruises on the Yamuna. All you need to know
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Delhi introduces solar-hybrid river cruises on the Yamuna. All you need to know

India Today  

The upcoming river cruises will operate on a 22 km stretch of the Yamuna River between Sonia Vihar and Jagatpur. Beyond the environmental advantages, the river cruises are expected to enhance tourism by offering a unique perspective of Delhi's landscapes and landmarks from the water. While the initiative is promising, challenges such as maintaining water quality, ensuring uninterrupted navigation, and …

Yamuna River: Why Delhi’s Lifeline Remains Polluted and Dying Despite Successive Government’s Cleanup Promises
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Yamuna River: Why Delhi’s Lifeline Remains Polluted and Dying Despite Successive Government’s Cleanup Promises

The Hindu  

Published : Mar 08, 2025 17:18 IST - 9 MINS READ The Yamuna occupied centre stage in the campaigning during the recent Assembly election in Delhi. Under the Namami Gange Project, between 2015 and October 2022, 26 projects were sanctioned at a cost of Rs.4,438.39 crore, including to build a sewage treatment plant with a capacity of 1,837 million litres …

Delhi govt. plans to run ferry service at Yamuna: Parvesh
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Delhi govt. plans to run ferry service at Yamuna: Parvesh

The Hindu  

Irrigation Minister Parvesh Sahib Singh said on Wednesday that the Delhi government plans to introduce a ferry service on the Yamuna river to promote tourism. Mr. Singh, who took a boat ride to inspect the river, said, “Over 1,300 tonnes of garbage had been fished out from the Yamuna in the past 10 days.” The Minister said the BJP’s ‘double-engine …

Centre prepares 'Yamuna Master Plan' to clean river in mission mode: Sources
1 month ago

Centre prepares 'Yamuna Master Plan' to clean river in mission mode: Sources

India Today  

A 'Yamuna Master Plan' has been prepared by the central government, and it will soon be submitted to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his approval to clean the river in Delhi in mission mode, sources told India Today. Last week, under Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena's order, the process of cleaning Yamuna began in line with PM Modi's electoral promise …

Revamping Yamuna riverfront top priority: BJP’s Parvesh Verma
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Revamping Yamuna riverfront top priority: BJP’s Parvesh Verma

The Hindu  

BJP leader Parvesh Verma, who is one of the key contenders for the Delhi Chief Minister's post, on Sunday said that developing the Yamuna riverfront will be a key priority for his party. Talking to reporters after paying homage to his father and former chief minister Sahib Singh Verma in his native village in Mundka here, he said the previous …

Kejriwal invested in Bangladeshi infiltrators, BJP in new tech: Yogi Adityanath
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2 months ago

Kejriwal invested in Bangladeshi infiltrators, BJP in new tech: Yogi Adityanath

Firstpost  

In an exclusive interview with News18, the UP chief minister highlighted the condition of the Yamuna river that flows in Delhi and brought attention to how differently the river is managed by the AAP government in the national capital and the BJP government in UP Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday took a jibe at the Aam Aadmi …

Reviving India’s Great Rivers: How Modi’s Leadership is Saving the Lifelines of India
1 year ago

Reviving India’s Great Rivers: How Modi’s Leadership is Saving the Lifelines of India

News 18  

India is a land of rivers. That the initiative is led by the National Mission for Clean Ganga – the body overseeing the Namami Gange project – is noteworthy and speaks to the impact India’s effort to clean its most revered river has had on the international community. The Centre has taken several measures under the National River Conservation Plan …

Centre forms panel to study Yamuna flood management
1 year, 6 months ago

Centre forms panel to study Yamuna flood management

Hindustan Times  

After water levels of the Yamuna river broke the 45-year record and caused floods in Delhi in July, the Union government has constituted a committee to conduct a “joint flood management study” of the river from Hathnikund in Haryana to Okhla barrage with a six-month deadline to submit the report. “The extensive flooding in the Yamuna during July 2023 necessitated …

Centre forms panel to study Yamuna flood management
1 year, 6 months ago

Centre forms panel to study Yamuna flood management

Hindustan Times  

The Union government has constituted a committee to conduct a flood management study of the Yamuna from the Hathnikund barrage in Haryana to the Okhla barrage in Delhi, officials aware of the development said. The development comes after incessant rain in Delhi and states upstream led to the Yamuna swelling to a record 208.33m in July, inundating large parts of …

Yamuna recedes after crossing danger mark in Delhi
1 year, 7 months ago

Yamuna recedes after crossing danger mark in Delhi

The Hindu  

The Yamuna's water level in Delhi followed a downward trend Wednesday, August 16 morning after the river crossed the danger mark of 205.33 metres for a brief period on Tuesday following torrential rain in the river's upper catchment areas over the past two days. "The river may not swell to the evacuation level of 206.00 metres in Delhi unless the …

Delhi: Yamuna water level crosses warning mark, again
1 year, 7 months ago

Delhi: Yamuna water level crosses warning mark, again

India TV News  

Delhi: The water level in the Yamuna river crossed the danger mark once again in Delhi on Tuesday in the wake of heavy rains continuing in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. The water level of the Yamuna crossed the warning mark of 204.50 metres in Delhi following torrential rain in the river's upper catchment areas over the past two days. An …

Delhi floods: How extensive urban development in Yamuna plains increases risk of floods and large spells of rainfall in India’s capital
1 year, 8 months ago

Delhi floods: How extensive urban development in Yamuna plains increases risk of floods and large spells of rainfall in India’s capital

The Hindu  

Published : Jul 31, 2023 18:53 IST - 4 MINS READ Delhi recently experienced an unprecedented spell of rainfall for July, resulting in submerged traffic routes and disruptions to the lives of those residing near the Yamuna Floodplains. However, the river eventually succumbed to urbanisation over the centuries, and this year, 2023, marked a significant rise in Yamuna’s water level, …

Delhi floods | When the Yamuna rose
1 year, 8 months ago

Delhi floods | When the Yamuna rose

The Hindu  

/ repeat shuffle Every day, during the monsoon season, Rakhi Kumari, 18, checks the water levels of the Yamuna river near her house in Delhi. Magnitude of floods On July 10, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that taking into account various predictions by experts, a substantial increase in the water levels of the Yamuna was unlikely. After the 1978 …

Delhi stares at flood as water level rises in Yamuna. These areas are at risk
1 year, 8 months ago

Delhi stares at flood as water level rises in Yamuna. These areas are at risk

India Today  

With the water level in River Yamuna in Delhi swelling to 207.89 metres on Wednesday, breaching the earlier record of 207.49 metres set in 1978, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal urged those residing in low-lying areas to vacate their houses and shift to a safer location at the earliest possible. àä¹àä®àå‡àä‚ àä²àå‹àä—àå‹àä‚ àä•àå‡ àäœàä¾àäè-àä®àä¾àä² àä•àå€ àä¸àåàä°àä•àåàä·àä¾ àä•àä°àäèàå€ àä¹àåˆ àä®àå‡àä°àå€ àä¹àä¾àäå àäœàå‹àäáàä¼ …

Yamuna Floods Delhi; Thousands Evacuated, Roads Submerged | Kejriwal Sends S.O.S To Amit Shah
1 year, 8 months ago

Yamuna Floods Delhi; Thousands Evacuated, Roads Submerged | Kejriwal Sends S.O.S To Amit Shah

Hindustan Times  

Yamuna Floods Delhi; Thousands Evacuated, Roads Submerged | Kejriwal Sends S.O.S To Amit Shah The water level in the Yamuna River in Delhi has crossed the 207 mark, breaking a 45-year record. The floodwater has entered Ring Road in several areas, including Kashmiri Gate, ISBT, and Majnu ka Tila, prompting Delhi Traffic Police to issue a traffic advisory. #delhifloods #yamuna …

Aim to make Yamuna clean, fully navigable soon, says Delhi LG
1 year, 8 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 …

Over ₹6,800 crore spent in 5 years on cleaning Yamuna
1 year, 11 months ago

Over ₹6,800 crore spent in 5 years on cleaning Yamuna

The Hindu  

April 03, 2023 02:42 am | Updated 01:29 pm IST - NEW DELHI Nearly ₹6,856.91 crore was spent over five years, from 2017-21, to clean the Delhi stretch of river Yamuna, the Environment Department said in response to a question raised in the Assembly. The DPCC’s February report also stated that faecal coliform found in the river was beyond the …

Govt. announces projects worth ₹1,855 crore to clean Yamuna
2 years, 8 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 …

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

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

Modi to launch Saryu canal project today, lakhs of farmers in east UP to benefit
3 years, 3 months ago

Modi to launch Saryu canal project today, lakhs of farmers in east UP to benefit

Hindustan Times  

In a move to woo farmers in eastern Uttar Pradesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Saturday visit the poll-bound state's Balrampur district and inaugurate the Saryu Nahar National Project. Saryu Nahar National Project built at a cost of over ₹ 9800 crore is ready to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 11th, in Balrampur. • The …

Opinion | Why is Yamuna river in Delhi frothing?
3 years, 4 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 …

Water levels in Yamuna at lowest point in 56 years
3 years, 8 months ago

Water levels in Yamuna at lowest point in 56 years

India TV News  

Delhi Jal Board Vice-Chairman Raghav Chadha on Monday said the water levels of the Yamuna river at the Wazirabad barrage have hit the lowest point in 56 years as Haryana has withheld Delhi's legitimate share of water. "With Haryana withholding Delhi's share of water, the Yamuna has dried up.so much that it can be used as a cricket or a …

PM Modi to inaugurate construction of Agra Metro Project on December 7
4 years, 3 months ago

PM Modi to inaugurate construction of Agra Metro Project on December 7

India TV News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the construction of Agra Metro Project on December 7 via video conferencing. Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri, UP CM Yogi Adityanath and others will also attend the event that will be held at 15 Battalion PAC parade ground in Agra. Though decks have been cleared for the long-awaited Rs …

With no cleaning work, river Yamuna continues to remain dry even after monsoon rains
5 years, 8 months ago

With no cleaning work, river Yamuna continues to remain dry even after monsoon rains

India TV News  

Even after a fortnight of monsoon rains, river Yamuna in Agra continues to remain dry, with heaps of polluted garbage providing breeding grounds for mosquitoes and bacteria. Just before the April 18 polling in Agra, Bhartiya Janata Party President Amit Shah had categorically assured that the first task of the elected government would be cleaning of the Yamuna and a …

Narendra Modi in Varanasi: PM inaugurates project for river Ganga and two highways, says development is key
6 years, 4 months ago

Narendra Modi in Varanasi: PM inaugurates project for river Ganga and two highways, says development is key

Firstpost  

Modi, who inaugurated projects related to the cleaning of of River Ganga, said, “Today’s day is very historic for Kashi, Purvanchal, eastern India, and the entire India.” As he launched several development projects worth Rs 2,413 crore in his constituency Varanasi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that the development of India and its people is everything for BJP-led …

The Yamuna: Delhi's worshipped — and abused — river
6 years, 6 months ago

The Yamuna: Delhi's worshipped — and abused — river

Firstpost  

A photographer’s journey down the Yamuna in Delhi captures the extent of abuse and encroachments A photographer’s journey down the Yamuna in Delhi captures the extent of abuse and encroachments Text by Juhi Chaudhary | Images by Dilip Banerjee In Hindu mythology, Yamuna is the sister of Yama, the God of Death. [imgcenter> [/imgcenter> At Nigambodh Ghat, Delhi’s busiest crematorium …

Delhi: Yamuna will be dredged for water taxi service, debris to be used to construct roads
8 years, 2 months ago

Delhi: Yamuna will be dredged for water taxi service, debris to be used to construct roads

Hindustan Times  

In an environmentally conscious approach, the Centre is planning to use debris and sediments gathered from dredging the river Yamuna for the construction of roads in Delhi and NCR. The Inland Waterways Authority of India will be allowed to dredge the Delhi part of Yamuna to run A feasibility report is to be conducted in this regard, after which an …

Delhi government to develop five-km riverfront along Yamuna river
8 years, 5 months ago

Delhi government to develop five-km riverfront along Yamuna river

India TV News  

The Delhi government today said that it will develop five kilometres of riverfront along the Yamuna river. Tourism Minister Kapil Mishra said that the Rs 200 crore riverfront will be developed ecologically. Mishra said under the first phase, boating and canoeing facilities would be provided to people and approach paths would be developed. Under the project, wetlands and green trails …

In spirit of cooperation, centre and Delhi plan single agency for Yamuna
9 years, 6 months ago

In spirit of cooperation, centre and Delhi plan single agency for Yamuna

India TV News  

New Delhi: Even as they spar over jurisdiction, there are signs of cooperation as the union and Delhi governments are to create a single agency to clean up Yamuna river - which accounts for 70 percent of the capital's water needs - realising that the multiple authorities engaged in the task have complicated the job. The agency, likely to named …

Yamuna restoration: NGT asks committee to determine flow - IndiaTV news
9 years, 9 months ago

Yamuna restoration: NGT asks committee to determine flow - IndiaTV news

India TV News  

New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal has directed a principal committee, constituted by it, to hold a meeting to determine the environmental flow of Yamuna from Hatnikhund barrage in Haryana up to Agra in Uttar Pradesh. "We do expect the committee to take into consideration the development activity and other attendant factors but at the same time give utmost importance …

'Maily Se Nirmal Yamuna' Revitalization Project, 2017: NGT issues 28 directions to be completed by 31st March, 2017 [Read the Judgment]
10 years, 2 months ago

'Maily Se Nirmal Yamuna' Revitalization Project, 2017: NGT issues 28 directions to be completed by 31st March, 2017 [Read the Judgment]

Live Law  

A Bench of the National Green Tribunal comprising of the Justice Swatanter Kumar, Justice M.S. Yousuf issued 28 directions for implementation of the project called, 'Maily Se Nirmal Yamuna' Revitalization Project, 2017, to be completed by 31st March, 2017.Under these directions, the bench. Yousuf issued 28 directions for implementation of the project called, 'Maily Se Nirmal Yamuna' Revitalization Project, 2017, …

'Maily Se Nirmal Yamuna' Revitalization Project, 2017: NGT issues 28 directions to be completed by 31st March, 2017 [Read the Judgment]
10 years, 2 months ago

'Maily Se Nirmal Yamuna' Revitalization Project, 2017: NGT issues 28 directions to be completed by 31st March, 2017 [Read the Judgment]

Live Law  

A Bench of the National Green Tribunal comprising of the Justice Swatanter Kumar, Justice M.S. Yousuf issued 28 directions for implementation of the project called, 'Maily Se Nirmal Yamuna' Revitalization Project, 2017, to be completed by 31st March, 2017.Under these directions, the bench. Yousuf issued 28 directions for implementation of the project called, 'Maily Se Nirmal Yamuna' Revitalization Project, 2017, …

Government plans Yamuna waterway between Delhi and Agra
10 years, 3 months ago

Government plans Yamuna waterway between Delhi and Agra

India TV News  

New Delhi: The Central government on Wednesday said it is holding talks with a Netherlands-based agency to work out a technical report on developing the infrastructure on the Yamuna river to facilitate goods and passenger traffic. According to Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari, passenger and freight will be able to use the waterway on the Yamuna river …

Sailing to Agra on Yamuna to be reality soon: Nitin Gadkari
10 years, 3 months ago

Sailing to Agra on Yamuna to be reality soon: Nitin Gadkari

India TV News  

Sailing to Agra on Yamuna to be reality soon: Nitin Gadkari New Delhi: People will soon be able to go to Agra sailing on the Yamuna as the Centre has sought help from the Netherlands government for the ambitious project that includes building barrages and water-terminals New Delhi: People will soon be able to go to Agra sailing on the …

Ganga clean up project gets Rs2,037 crore in Union Budget
10 years, 8 months ago

Ganga clean up project gets Rs2,037 crore in Union Budget

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The National Democratic Alliance has allocated more than ₹ 2,000 crore to start the process of cleaning the Ganga river in the budget for the current fiscal year. Finance minister Arun Jaitely announced an integrated Ganga conservation mission, called “Namami Gange”, with an outlay of ₹ 2,037 crore for the year ending next 31 March. Jaitley also proposed …

Experts give Modi's Sabarmati plan for Yamuna a thumbs down
10 years, 9 months ago

Experts give Modi's Sabarmati plan for Yamuna a thumbs down

Firstpost  

The proposal has been also been strongly opposed by senior scientist CR Babu who was part of the team that was sent by the Delhi government to study the project. New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s proposal to replicate the Sabarmati Riverfront Project on the Yamuna river in Delhi has attracted strong reactions from environmentalists who feel such a move …

Efforts on to make Yamuna navigable in Delhi: Nitin Gadkari
10 years, 9 months ago

Efforts on to make Yamuna navigable in Delhi: Nitin Gadkari

India TV News  

New Delhi: Emphasising the need for creating public awareness for ‘Clean-Yamuna campaign', Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari today said efforts are underway to make the river navigable in Delhi. Chairing a meeting here for rejuvenation of Yamuna River, “Gadkari asked representatives of the Delhi Government to explore the possibility of constructing navigational barrages in Delhi stretch of …

Cleaning up the Ganga, Yamuna: Why Modi must forget Sabarmati model
10 years, 9 months ago

Cleaning up the Ganga, Yamuna: Why Modi must forget Sabarmati model

Firstpost  

The Sabarmati riverfront may appeal as urban beautification to certain aesthetes but the river remains an ecological disaster. The Prime Minister met Delhi Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung last week and the Delhi government dispatched a team of secretaries to Gujarat to study, among other marvels, the Sabarmati riverfront project to work out a similar model to revive the Yamuna. On …

Narendra Modi government wants to make 'dead' Yamuna navigable
10 years, 9 months ago

Narendra Modi government wants to make 'dead' Yamuna navigable

India TV News  

New Delhi: Can you visualise boats sailing on the almost dead Yamuna river in Delhi? Roads and Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari had called a meeting of Delhi government officials on the issue and sought their opinion on it, a top government official said.The newly-elected BJP-led government is planning to create a national waterway grid by linking major rivers in the …

Delhi can’t outlive the river it is so desperate to choke
11 years, 11 months ago

Delhi can’t outlive the river it is so desperate to choke

Hindustan Times  

The unfortunate story of the Yamuna keeps getting worse. Last week, the Delhi Development Authority had put out a public notice in newspapers asking for suggestions and objections to the proposed modification in its zone ‘O’, a highly protected river precinct where no construction whatsoever is allowed. The Yamuna with its vast sand aquifer that runs 2km wide and nearly …

Death of a river
12 years ago

Death of a river

The Hindu  

The Yamuna has been dying, silently and slowly but certainly for years and now it is dead. The Central Pollution Control Board informed the Supreme Court on November 9 last year that “For major part of the year, river Yamuna does not flow downstream of Wazirabad barrage as all the river water upstream of the barrage is ponded for water …

'India': A cultural potpourri
12 years, 5 months ago

'India': A cultural potpourri

India TV News  

Image Source : INDIATV 1/7 A Sadhu, or a Hindu holy man, returns after taking a dip in the River Ganges on Somvati Purnima or a full moon day that falls on a Monday at Sangam in Allahabad, India, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Image Source : INDIATV 3/7 A Sadhu, or a Hindu holy man, offers prayers to the Sun …

Rediscovering the Yamuna
17 years, 10 months ago

Rediscovering the Yamuna

The Hindu  

What the Yamuna carries from the Yamunotri glacier to the Ganga is not holy water, but rather the sewage and wastewater that are guiltlessly dumped into it. The water that flows in the downstream of the Wazirabad barrage is the untreated or partially treated domestic and industrial wastewater contributed through several drains, along with the water transported by the Irrigation …

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