Ahead of Donald Trump's visit to Agra, Uttar Pradesh irrigation department releases 500 cusecs of water into river to clean up garbage
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Ahead of Donald Trump's visit to Agra, Uttar Pradesh irrigation department releases 500 cusecs of water into river to clean up garbage

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Mathura: The Uttar Pradesh Irrigation Department has released 500 cusecs of water into the Yamuna from the Ganganahar in Bulandshahr to improve the river’s “environmental condition” in Agra, ahead of US President Donald Trump’s visit, officials said on Tuesday. “Keeping in mind US President Trump’s visit to Agra, 500 cusecs of water has been released from the Ganganahar to improve the environmental condition of the Yamuna. This water will reach the Yamuna in Mathura by 20 February and Agra by 21 February afternoon,” the department’s Superintending Engineer Dharmender Singh Phogat said. This move is likely to reduce the “foul smell” from the Yamuna, Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board assistant engineer Arvind Kumar said when asked about the development.

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Ammonia spike: Delhi water supply crisis worsens, more plants impacted
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3 weeks, 1 day ago

Ammonia spike: Delhi water supply crisis worsens, more plants impacted

Hindustan Times  

An ongoing water supply disruption in the northern and central parts of the city, triggered by a spike in pollutants and an increase in ammonia levels in the Yamuna, worsened on Monday due to limited supply from five of nine water treatment plants in the city, according to relevant authorities and resident groups. “Due to regular receipt of high pollutants …

HC pulls up Delhi govt over Yamuna pollution, asks CS to take action against erring officials over waterlogging
2 months ago

HC pulls up Delhi govt over Yamuna pollution, asks CS to take action against erring officials over waterlogging

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, The high court here on Tuesday asked the Delhi chief secretary to step in and take administrative action against erring officials responsible for not desilting drains in the city that led to waterlogging, instead of presenting a "rosy picture" before the court. HC pulls up Delhi govt over Yamuna pollution, asks CS to take action against erring officials …

Yamuna froth: Delhi asks Centre to instruct Haryana, Uttar Pradesh not to release residue into river
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Yamuna froth: Delhi asks Centre to instruct Haryana, Uttar Pradesh not to release residue into river

The Hindu  

Taking note of the froth in the heavily polluted Yamuna River in Delhi, the Aam Aadmi Party government on July 26, asked the Centre to instruct Haryana and Uttar Pradesh to ensure that industries do not release untreated residue into the river. The government is concerned about the sudden rise in pollution levels in Yamuna and has taken "urgent measures" …

1,500 cusecs of Krishna water released to eastern canals in Vijayawada
6 months ago

1,500 cusecs of Krishna water released to eastern canals in Vijayawada

The Hindu  

Ministers Nimmala Rama Naidu Kollu Ravindra and Kolusu Parthasarathy released 1,500 cusecs of Krishna water from the eastern delta regulator on the Prakasam barrage to Ryves and Eluru and Bandar canals on Wednesday. Mr. Rama Naidu said the government was committed to harnessing every drop of water to meet the drinking and irrigation requirements. Accordingly, Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu …

Centre’s help sought to get Yamuna water: Delhi Minister Atishi
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Centre’s help sought to get Yamuna water: Delhi Minister Atishi

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI : Delhi Water Minister Atishi said on Saturday that the city’s water production has dropped to 932 MGD due to “inadequate inflow of water into Yamuna from Haryana.” Atishi said the water level at the Wazirabad barrage had plunged six feet to 668.5, and the water received from the Munak canal reached 902 cusecs. She said Himachal Pradesh …

Haryana not releasing water meant for Delhi: AAP minister Atishi
7 months, 1 week ago

Haryana not releasing water meant for Delhi: AAP minister Atishi

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Delhi Water Minister Atishi said on Friday that the Haryana government is “not releasing” the water for the city despite the Supreme Court’s orders. Atishi’s remarks came a day after the apex court directed the Himachal Pradesh government to release 137 cusecs of surplus water to Delhi and asked Haryana to facilitate its flow. Delhi BJP president Virendra …

Delhi’s water augmentation plans fail to take off
7 months, 1 week ago

Delhi’s water augmentation plans fail to take off

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi The water level at Yamuna has been below the usual availability over the last week of May in Delhi. Delhi continues to be a water-stressed city every summer, exacerbated by a growing population amid limited water supply from the Yamuna, but progress on multiple projects conceived over the past seven years to boost water availability continues to trickle …

A more scenic Taj Mahal and cleaner Yamuna soon, using treated Delhi water
11 months, 3 weeks ago

A more scenic Taj Mahal and cleaner Yamuna soon, using treated Delhi water

The Hindu  

Expected to be fully operational by May, the upcoming sewage treatment plant in south-east Delhi’s Okhla could improve the quality and quantity of the Yamuna waters flowing into Mathura, Vrindavan, and Agra — including the stretch behind the Taj Mahal. According to official data, the Yamuna water leaving Delhi at present is highly polluted, with the level of fecal coliform …

As Yamuna pollution makes headlines ahead of Chhath Puja, AAP repeats its old blame game
1 year, 1 month ago

As Yamuna pollution makes headlines ahead of Chhath Puja, AAP repeats its old blame game

Op India  

Blame is the weapon of the incompetent. A prime example of this is Delhi Education Minister Atishi’s statement blaming Uttar Pradesh for the alarming pollution in the Yamuna River. In the next two days, the toxic foam will completely vanish…But I would like to urge the Uttar Pradesh government to not send its polluted water to Delhi.” #WATCH | On …

Not just Yamuna, backflow from dozens of drains flooded Delhi
1 year, 6 months ago

Not just Yamuna, backflow from dozens of drains flooded Delhi

Hindustan Times  

The road leading to ITO and Rajghat were among new parts of the city to go under waist-deep waters after drains that emptied into the Yamuna began flowing back on Friday, even as the swollen river itself began receding but only by fractions of a metre every hour. A man walks through a flooded alley at a residential colony, after …

Over ₹6,800 crore spent in 5 years on cleaning Yamuna
1 year, 9 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, 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 Will Be Cleaned by December 2023 Not 2025, Says Satyendar Jain
2 years, 9 months ago

Yamuna Will Be Cleaned by December 2023 Not 2025, Says Satyendar Jain

News 18  

Advancing the deadline for the cleaning of the Yamuna in Delhi, Water Minister Satyendar Jain Tuesday said the river will be completely cleaned by December 2023 and not 2025. Jain said considering the increase in drinking water supply, Delhi aims to achieve a sewage treatment capacity of around 1,000 million gallons a day in the near future. According to Delhi …

No Dirty Water Will Flow into Yamuna by December-end, Says National Mission for Clean Ganga Official
2 years, 10 months ago

No Dirty Water Will Flow into Yamuna by December-end, Says National Mission for Clean Ganga Official

News 18  

No dirty water will be flowing into the Yamuna by December-end as all drains carrying sewage into the river will be tapped, a senior official said. National Mission for Clean Ganga Director General G Asok Kumar said there are 18 drains that deliver dirty water into the Yamuna, and plans are afoot to tap these drains and divert the dirty …

No dirty water will flow into Yamuna by December-end: NMCG official
2 years, 10 months ago

No dirty water will flow into Yamuna by December-end: NMCG official

The Hindu  

The over 1,300-km-long Yamuna is among the most polluted rivers in the country and also provides water to more than half of the national capital. No dirty water will be flowing into the Yamuna by December-end as all drains carrying sewage into the river will be tapped, a senior official said. National Mission for Clean Ganga Director General G. Asok …

Untreated effluent from Haryana contaminating Yamuna waters: Report
3 years, 2 months ago

Untreated effluent from Haryana contaminating Yamuna waters: Report

Hindustan Times  

Millions of litres of untreated effluent are being discharged into river Yamuna from Karnal’s Indri block contaminating the river which is considered a major source of drinking water in the national capital, shows the fifth report of the River Yamuna Monitoring Committee. The urban local bodies department failed to submit the action plan to check the flow of effluent in …

Ruling AAP, BJP Engage in Blame Game Over Frothing in Yamuna
3 years, 2 months ago

Ruling AAP, BJP Engage in Blame Game Over Frothing in Yamuna

News 18  

Pictures and videos showing devotees offering prayers in the Yamuna on the occasion of Chhath Puja on Monday with toxic foam floating on the surface of the river triggered a political slugfest between the ruling AAP and the BJP in Delhi. While the BJP leaders alleged that the AAP government did not allow Chhath celebrations on the Yamuna banks to …

Water levels in Yamuna at lowest point in 56 years
3 years, 6 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 …

Delhi Water Crisis Yamuna Water Level Low Delhi Jal Board Raghav Chadha Haryana Goverment
3 years, 6 months ago

Delhi Water Crisis Yamuna Water Level Low Delhi Jal Board Raghav Chadha Haryana Goverment

ABP News  

New Delhi: In response to the recent tweet by Delhi Jal Board Chief's tweet accusing the Haryana of withholding raw water; the Haryana Govt claimed that less water in the Yamuna river is due to delay in the arrival of the monsoon and the AAP dispensation's mismanagement which led to water shortage in the national capital. Delhi Jal Board vice …

Depleting Water Level in Yamuna May Affect Supply, Hit Hospitals in Delhi: Chadha to Haryana CM
3 years, 8 months ago

Depleting Water Level in Yamuna May Affect Supply, Hit Hospitals in Delhi: Chadha to Haryana CM

News 18  

Delhi Jal Board Vice Chairman Raghav Chadha on Saturday said depleting water level in the Yamuna river is leading to a shortage of drinking water in several parts of Delhi and may also affect hospitals in the city in the coming days. He urged Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar to release more raw water into the Yamuna so that …

India Today Impact: UP government orders cleaning of Yamuna river in Mathura
3 years, 10 months ago

India Today Impact: UP government orders cleaning of Yamuna river in Mathura

India Today  

Following complaints raised by Hindu saints over the water quality of Yamuna river during the first ritual bath before the Kumbh at Vrindavan, the Uttar Pradesh government has directed the irrigation department to clean the river. Agra Divisional Commissioner Amit Gupta visited Vrindavan on Wednesday and prepared a report on the condition of the Yamuna water in Vrindavan. Gupta told …

Will not participate in 'shahi snan' in Yamuna unless water is clean: Hindu seers
3 years, 10 months ago

Will not participate in 'shahi snan' in Yamuna unless water is clean: Hindu seers

India TV News  

Mathura, Feb 27: Underlining the Yamuna’s acute water pollution, three prominent Hindu seers of the country on Saturday vowed not to take another bath on other shahi snan’ days during the ongoing Vrindavan Kumbh near here unless the river water is clean. The declaration to boycott the shahi snan in the river on three remaining auspicious days — March 9, …

Frothing in Yamuna: Delhi Govt Prepares Nine-point Plan to Prevent Discharge of Untreated Wastewater
4 years ago

Frothing in Yamuna: Delhi Govt Prepares Nine-point Plan to Prevent Discharge of Untreated Wastewater

News 18  

The Delhi government has prepared a nine-point action plan to prevent frothing in the Yamuna due to the discharge of untreated sewage in the river. The plan, approved by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee, lays down targets to be achieved by various agencies, including the Delhi Jal Board, Delhi Development Authority and municipal corporations, to prevent the discharge of untreated …

Ammonia Levels in Yamuna Spike Again; Raghav Chadha Urges Pollution Control Board to Intervene
4 years ago

Ammonia Levels in Yamuna Spike Again; Raghav Chadha Urges Pollution Control Board to Intervene

News 18  

New Delhi: Haryana has not stopped discharging industrial pollutants into the Yamuna despite repeated reminders, Delhi Jal Board Vice-Chairman Raghav Chadha said on Tuesday as he urged the Central Pollution Control Board to take immediate remedial measures. Chadha urged the CPCB and the Upper Yamuna River Board to take immediate cognisance of the "nonchalant" attitude of the Haryana government and …

Delhi govt to reduce Yamuna’s pollution by 90% by March 2023
4 years, 1 month ago

Delhi govt to reduce Yamuna’s pollution by 90% by March 2023

Live Mint  

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said the Delhi Jal Board will reduce the pollution load in the Yamuna by 90% by March 2023. Major interventions include treatment of around 150 MGD polluted water coming from Haryana and Uttar Pradesh using natural wetlands and the aeration method. The national capital generates around 720 million gallons of wastewater per day, of …

Water released in Yamuna to improve river's condition ahead of Trump's visit
4 years, 10 months ago

Water released in Yamuna to improve river's condition ahead of Trump's visit

India TV News  

Ahead of President Trump's visit, who will arrive in India on February 24 and is expected to visit the Taj Mahal in Agra, the Uttar Pradesh Irrigation Department has released 500 cusecs of water into the Yamuna to improve the condition of the river. Water will reach Yamuna in Agra by Feb 21 "Keeping in mind US President Trump's visit …

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

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. …

Unhappy with Yamuna cleaning, NGT asks Delhi, UP and Haryana govts to deposit Rs 10 crore each
5 years, 11 months ago

Unhappy with Yamuna cleaning, NGT asks Delhi, UP and Haryana govts to deposit Rs 10 crore each

Firstpost  

The National Green Tribunal Tuesday expressed dissatisfaction over the cleaning of river Yamuna and directed Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh governments to submit a performance guarantee of Rs 10 crore each within a month New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal Tuesday expressed dissatisfaction over the cleaning of river Yamuna and directed Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh governments to submit a …

For Delhi’s survival, let Yamuna be a river again
6 years, 5 months ago

For Delhi’s survival, let Yamuna be a river again

Hindustan Times  

Ten-year-old Aryaman Bharadwaj was taken aback when he saw water swirling under the Nizamuddin Bridge last week. As he wondered whatever happened to the stinky drain he had always seen there, his father couldn’t help but compliment the river by tweeting: “Delhi’s swollen #Yamuna looks like a calm #Brahmaputra.” People swim across the swollen Yamuna river, in New Delhi on …

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