Floodwater washes away Yamuna's stink, experts say river 'healthiest' this year yet
6 years, 5 months ago

Floodwater washes away Yamuna's stink, experts say river 'healthiest' this year yet

India TV News  

Due to a rise in inflow of floodwaters, the water quality in the Yamuna has improved significantly. The improvement is largely due to the increased oxygen content of the water which cleanses the river and helps keep pollutants in check, experts have said. Experts also highlighted that the water quality improves every year during monsoon, when the river flow improves. "The quality of Yamuna water is at its healthiest state this year yet but that is due to the better water flow. The experts said that the temporary healthy state of Yamuna would subside after the monsoon season and sewage water would again pollute the river if steps are not taken to prevent its contamination.

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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 …

Delhi pollution: Toxic foam covers Yamuna in Kalindi Kunj as pollution level remains high in river
2 months ago

Delhi pollution: Toxic foam covers Yamuna in Kalindi Kunj as pollution level remains high in river

Live Mint  

Delhi pollution: Toxic foam covers the Yamuna River in Kalindi Kunj, and pollution level remains high in the river. Hitting out at the AAP government over water pollution in Yamuna river, BJP National Spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla on Sunday said,"The condition of the Yamuna River is still the same despite spending ₹7000 crores to clean it. Yamuna water pollution Yamuna is …

Lack of annual flush leaves Yamuna highly polluted this year
2 months, 1 week ago

Lack of annual flush leaves Yamuna highly polluted this year

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi Iceberg-like foam in the Yamuna. This year, the water level of the Yamuna failed to cross the warning level of 204.5 metres at Old Railway Bridge, a first since 2014 and only one of six instances recorded since 1963. For a river such as the Yamuna, the four-month monsoon cycle when low-level flooding occurs is critical for annual …

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 …

Yamuna breaches banks, water enters villages in Karnal, Panipat
1 year, 6 months ago

Yamuna breaches banks, water enters villages in Karnal, Panipat

Hindustan Times  

: The overflowing Yamuna River on Tuesday breached its banks and entered several villages and inundated around 20,000 acres of agricultural land in Karnal and Panipat districts, with the authorities calling in army and disaster management teams for relief and rescue operations. Yamuna breaches banks, water enters villages in Karnal, Panipat The level of water in the river continued to …

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 …

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 …

EXPLAINED: How The Yamuna Foams Up And What It Says About State Of Pollution In Delhi
3 years, 2 months ago

EXPLAINED: How The Yamuna Foams Up And What It Says About State Of Pollution In Delhi

News 18  

The Delhi government has blamed UP and Haryana, while environmentalists point fingers at the discharge of effluents into the river. The Delhi Pollution Control Committee had told the National Green Tribunal last year that the “presence of dhobi ghats, direct release of sewage containing phosphatic detergents, industrial effluents and the turbulence caused near the barrages” were the chief factors causing …

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 …

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 …

'Yamuna water more harmful than Covid', Hindu saints demand cleaning before March 9
3 years, 10 months ago

'Yamuna water more harmful than Covid', Hindu saints demand cleaning before March 9

India Today  

Mathura in Uttar Pradesh's Agra division has been transformed into a religious destination with CM Yogi Adityanath seeming especially interested in the development of this district. Akhil Bhartiya Shri Panch Nirmohi Akhada national president Rajendra Das Maharaj said that after the ritual baths and processions at the Vrindavan Kumbh Meet, the Kumbh meet is now proceeding peacefully in Haridwar. Saints …

SC seeks status report on improvement of quality of water in Yamuna
3 years, 11 months ago

SC seeks status report on improvement of quality of water in Yamuna

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought a status report from the National Green Tribunal-appointed River Yamuna Monitoring Committee led by former Delhi Chief Secretary Shailaja Chandra about its recommendations to improve the quality of water and the extent to which States have implemented their suggestions. A Bench led by Chief Justice Sharad A. Bobde accepted the submission by senior advocate …

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 …

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 …

After flowing at 206 metres, Yamuna water level recedes today
6 years, 5 months ago

After flowing at 206 metres, Yamuna water level recedes today

India TV News  

The water level of the Yamuna on Wednesday started receding, a day after it rose to 206.05 metres, the maximum level for the river in the last five years. According to an official of the Irrigation and Flood Control Department, the water level dropped to 204.82 metres this afternoon and it is expected to recede further. The improvement is largely …

Experts say Yamuna 'at its healthiest' now due to floodwater inflow, call for anti-pollution steps to maintain quality
6 years, 5 months ago

Experts say Yamuna 'at its healthiest' now due to floodwater inflow, call for anti-pollution steps to maintain quality

Firstpost  

The water level in the Yamuna had crossed the danger mark on Monday, forcing the evacuation of around 10,000 people. New Delhi: The water quality in the Yamuna has improved significantly due to a rise in the inflow of floodwaters, and the river is at its “healthiest” state this year yet, experts have said. Yamuna has earned the unpleasant distinction …

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