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 Jal Board officials, the utility will increase its wastewater treatment capacity by 57 per cent by June 2023. Delhi generates around 744 million gallons of sewage a day, while the DJB supplies around 935 MGD of drinking water against the demand of 1,150 MGD.

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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 …

Yamuna in Delhi continues to suffer heavy pollution: Report
1 month ago

Yamuna in Delhi continues to suffer heavy pollution: Report

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi A froth-filled Yamuna, indicating high pollution levels. Pollution in the Yamuna in Delhi continues to remain high, with faecal coliform reading hitting an MPN high of 7.9 million units per 100ml at Asgarpur, where the river exits the Capital, according to the latest water quality report submitted by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee to National Green Tribunal on …

Sewage Treatment Plants Not Functioning Well, Releasing Raw Sewage In Yamuna: Delhi High Court
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Sewage Treatment Plants Not Functioning Well, Releasing Raw Sewage In Yamuna: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has recently observed its prima facie view that the Sewage Treatment Plants in the national capital are not functioning as per required norms and are releasing raw sewage in Yamuna river. “The endeavour of the Court while passing the said order was to ensure readiness of the sewers and storm water drains to carry the rain …

Permanent solution needed for toxic foam in Yamuna: DJB
2 months ago

Permanent solution needed for toxic foam in Yamuna: DJB

Hindustan Times  

Toxic foam continues to cover the Yamuna’s surface, especially around the Okhla barrage, and officials from the Delhi Jal Board — which undertook an exercise to sprinkle an anti-foaming agent in the river ahead of the Chhath festival — are now advocating for permanent installations at the site to tackle the froth. The toxic foam — an annual phenomenon in …

HC raps Delhi govt for failing to regulate waste emission into Yamuna
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2 months ago

HC raps Delhi govt for failing to regulate waste emission into Yamuna

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi The high court said that Delhi’s sewage treatment plants were not working at capacity. The Delhi high court on Tuesday reprimanded the Delhi government for failing to regulate the emission of sewage and industrial waste into the Yamuna, saying that its sewage treatment plants were not working at capacity. STPs are not working according to capacity and not …

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 …

Delhi’s pollution crisis needs evidence-based policy reform
2 months ago

Delhi’s pollution crisis needs evidence-based policy reform

New Indian Express  

The capital of the world’s largest democracy—Delhi—is grappling with a pollution crisis. With approximately 80 per cent of Delhi’s waste being generated by only about 20 per cent of the people, the city is finding itself in an increasingly challenging situation. For instance, the mechanised sweeping vans frequently seen on Delhi roads are largely ineffective due to several factors: uneven …

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" …

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 …

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 …

As Yamuna overflows, water treatment plants shut; drinking supply to be hit
1 year, 6 months ago

As Yamuna overflows, water treatment plants shut; drinking supply to be hit

Live Mint  

Due to rising water level in Yamuna, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on 13 July informed the three water plants Wazirabad, Chandrawal and Okhla have to be closed. CM Kejriwal also visited Wazirabad Water Treatment Plant that has been currently shut down due to the rise in water levels. As the three water plant has been shut, 25 percent of …

Delhi LG sets June 30 deadline for cleaning up Yamuna’s ghats
1 year, 8 months ago

Delhi LG sets June 30 deadline for cleaning up Yamuna’s ghats

Hindustan Times  

Delhi lieutenant governor VK Saxena took a motorboat ride through the 11-km stretch of the Yamuna River on Sunday and inspected the cleaning works at significant points such as Garhi Mandu, ISBT, Loha Pul, and Asita West, which are being carried out under the first phase of the river’s cleaning operation, which is being monitored by a high-level committee formed …

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 …

Arvind Kejriwal govt spent over Rs 6,800 cr to clean Delhi stretch of Yamuna: Report
1 year, 9 months ago

Arvind Kejriwal govt spent over Rs 6,800 cr to clean Delhi stretch of Yamuna: Report

Op India  

In a recent reply to a question asked in the Delhi Assembly, the Environment Department of the Delhi Government led by Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party revealed that it has spent around Rs 6,856.91 crores in five years, from 2017 to 2021. Despite over a thousand crores spent on cleaning the river every year, Delhi Pollution Control Committee reports suggest …

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 …

Delhi Budget: 6-point plan to clean Yamuna amid proposal to expand sewer network
1 year, 9 months ago

Delhi Budget: 6-point plan to clean Yamuna amid proposal to expand sewer network

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi government has incorporated a “six-point action plan to clean Yamuna” into its comprehensive plan to transform Delhi into a “clean, beautiful and modern city” as part of the Budget proposal for 2023-24, state finance minister Kailash Gahlot said during his address Wednesday. Under the Yamuna cleaning programme, the government also plans to increase the sewer connectivity up to …

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 …

Yamuna Clean-up, Removal of Landfill Garbage Key Focus of Delhi Budget
1 year, 9 months ago

Yamuna Clean-up, Removal of Landfill Garbage Key Focus of Delhi Budget

News 18  

Themed “neat and clean Delhi”, the annual budget of the Arvind Kejriwal government will focus on cleaning of Yamuna and removing three mountains of garbage from landfill sites in the city, official sources said on Saturday. In the budget 2023-24, to be tabled in the ongoing session of the Assembly, Delhi government will lay out a plan to beautify and …

Bridge ‘huge gap’ in sewage treatment and generation: NGT on Yamuna pollution
1 year, 10 months ago

Bridge ‘huge gap’ in sewage treatment and generation: NGT on Yamuna pollution

Hindustan Times  

The National Green Tribunal has said the "huge gap" in the generation and treatment of sewage in the Yamuna catchment area in Haryana needed to be remedied on a war footing. The tribunal was hearing matters pertaining to remedial action against "unabated pollution" of the Yamuna and the authorities' alleged “failure” to tackle the same “to the detriment of the …

Effect of Yamuna cleaning operation will be visible in 6 months: Delhi LG
1 year, 10 months ago

Effect of Yamuna cleaning operation will be visible in 6 months: Delhi LG

Live Mint  

Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena on Thursday said that the effect of the 'Yamuna cleaning campaign' will be clearly visible in the next six months. The effect of the Yamuna cleaning campaign will be clearly visible in the next six months," Delhi LG said while speaking to ANI. Lieutenant Governor Vinay Kumar Saxena on Thursday went near ISBT drain number …

Rejuvenating rivers needs political will
2 years ago

Rejuvenating rivers needs political will

Hindustan Times  

The world’s oldest cities thrived along the banks of great rivers because the water sustained life and spurred the economy. According to the Delhi Pollution Control Committee’s latest report on the clean-up of the river, one-fourth of the city’s sewage flows untreated into the river within the borders of the National Capital in December. In the last 27 years, three …

One-fourth of Delhi’s sewage flows untreated into Yamuna: Report
2 years ago

One-fourth of Delhi’s sewage flows untreated into Yamuna: Report

Hindustan Times  

A total of 171 million gallons per day of sewage flowed untreated into the Yamuna within the borders of the national capital in December, the Delhi Pollution Control Committee has said in its latest progress report on the clean-up of the river. he report further highlights that 13 out of 18 major drains in Delhi have been tapped so far, …

Untreated wastewater raises stink in Yamuna, Ghaggar rivers
2 years, 1 month ago

Untreated wastewater raises stink in Yamuna, Ghaggar rivers

Hindustan Times  

: Tapping millions of litres of untreated effluent being discharged into Yamuna and Ghaggar rivers in Haryana is still a long way to go for the authorities as over half of sewage treatment plants situated in the catchment areas of these water bodies fail to comply with the prescribed standards, besides the tardy pace of diverting sewage from unauthorised colonies …

Sisodia approves projects worth ₹570 cr to clean Yamuna
2 years, 3 months ago

Sisodia approves projects worth ₹570 cr to clean Yamuna

The Hindu  

Delhi Jal Board Chairman Manish Sisodia has given administrative approval to projects worth ₹570 crore to ensure “pollution free Yamuna by 2025”, the Delhi government said on Wednesday. In the Delhi government’s 2022-23 budget, a sum of ₹6,710 crore was allocated for “water supply and sanitation”, which was 104% more than the sum allocated in the previous budget — ₹3,274 …

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 …

New water treatment plant will help rejuvenate the Yamuna: Kejriwal
2 years, 7 months ago

New water treatment plant will help rejuvenate the Yamuna: Kejriwal

The Hindu  

On his visit to the Wastewater Treatment Plant at Coronation Pillar on Wednesday, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that the plant will play an important role in capturing and treating the sewage generated across a wide area in north Delhi. The places benefitting from the plant, which can treat 31.80 crore litres of wastewater daily, include Shakti Nagar, Kamla …

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 …

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 …

OPINION | Save the people of Delhi: Rejuvenate and cleanse the Yamuna at the earliest
3 years, 1 month ago

OPINION | Save the people of Delhi: Rejuvenate and cleanse the Yamuna at the earliest

India TV News  

The air in Delhi is not fit for breathing, and the water in the blackish Yamuna river is not even fit for touching. The plan includes setting up of new sewage treatment plants, increasing the capacity of existing STPs, use of new technology to ensure pollutants do not enter the river, in-situ treatment of major drains that fall into Yamuna …

Delhi Govt. pledges to clean Yamuna by 2025
3 years, 1 month ago

Delhi Govt. pledges to clean Yamuna by 2025

The Hindu  

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday announced a six-point action plan to completely clean the Yamuna and said he would himself take a dip in the river before the next Assembly elections, fulfilling a promise made by the Aam Aadmi Party in 2020. The drainage system of JJ clusters, he said, will be connected to the larger sewer network to …

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 …

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 …

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 …

At fault for a frothy Yamuna: Raw sewage, frothing agents
3 years, 2 months ago

At fault for a frothy Yamuna: Raw sewage, frothing agents

Hindustan Times  

Poisoned by tonnes of sewage, industrial and domestic effluents, the Yamuna in Delhi is frothing -- one of the signs of the exceptionally high levels of pollution in the river. As Chhath Puja devotees took a dip in the river on Monday, iceberg like foam blocks were spotted floating on the river near Okhla Barrage, where the Yamuna leaves Delhi. …

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 …

Cleaning the Yamuna: A story of missed deadlines
3 years, 4 months ago

Cleaning the Yamuna: A story of missed deadlines

The Hindu  

The draft NCR Regional Plan-2041 prepared by the National Capital Region Planning Board has fixed 2026 as the new deadline to ensure ‘zero discharge of untreated sewage and industrial discharge into the Yamuna’. The first Yamuna Action Plan, for which a loan agreement was signed in 1992, was for “improvement of water quality conservation in the river, and hygiene environment …

World Water Day: Yamuna In Delhi Gets No Fresh Water Except During Monsoon
3 years, 9 months ago

World Water Day: Yamuna In Delhi Gets No Fresh Water Except During Monsoon

News 18  

River Yamuna in Delhi has almost no fresh water downstream of Wazirabad barrage, except for the monsoon season, and about 941 million litre daily of sewage is finding its ways in the river through various drains, data from the Ministry of Jal Shakti says. “Yamuna River has almost no fresh water downstream of Wazirabad barrage in Delhi except monsoon season. …

Three-Five Years Needed to Upgrade Sewage Treatment Plants to Reduce Frothing in Yamuna: Delhi Govt
3 years, 11 months ago

Three-Five Years Needed to Upgrade Sewage Treatment Plants to Reduce Frothing in Yamuna: Delhi Govt

News 18  

The upgradation of sewage treatment plants in Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Delhi to "substantially" reduce foaming in the Yamuna will take three to five years, the city government has said. "The upgradation of all STPs in UP, Haryana and Delhi to treat the wastewater as per the latest standards, which will substantially reduce the problem of foaming, will take about …

Yamuna frothing: action plan prepared
4 years ago

Yamuna frothing: action plan prepared

The Hindu  

The Delhi government has prepared a nine-point action plan to prevent frothing in the Yamuna caused 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 …

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 …

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 …

Ahead of Donald Trump's visit to Agra, Uttar Pradesh irrigation department releases 500 cusecs of water into river to clean up garbage
4 years, 10 months ago

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

Firstpost  

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 …

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 …

Delhi newspaper hawkers take charge of cleaning Yamuna river banks
5 years, 6 months ago

Delhi newspaper hawkers take charge of cleaning Yamuna river banks

India Today  

The black waters of the Yamuna river on its Delhi stretch have been declared unfit for drinking and bathing purposes, but that did not deter 65-year-old newspaper hawker Ashok Upadhyay to do his bit in protecting the river from further pollution. One day I realised that Yamuna Ji is also our Goddess and I must take care of it and …

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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