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 2 to speed up the Yamuna cleaning campaign and was accompanied by the Bharatiya Janata Party MP Gautam Gambhir. "Since January 29, 2023, when the first meeting of the NGT-constituted high-level committee for Yamuna rejuvenation, headed by Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena took place, 13 sub-drains of Najafgarh Drain have been completely trapped and 3.03 km of the trunk and peripheral sewer lines have been completely de-silted," the official statement from the LG office said.

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Arvind Kejriwal claims to clean Yamuna river yet again, has made similar failed promises since 2015
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Arvind Kejriwal claims to clean Yamuna river yet again, has made similar failed promises since 2015

Op India  

Ahead of the 2025 Vidhan Sabha elections in Delhi, Aam Aadmi Party supremo Arvind Kejriwal has attempted to take a ‘moral high ground’ on the issue of Yamuna river pollution. I will not get votes on the issue of Yamuna.” With an air of moral superiority, the AAP supremo claimed, “Even then, I will get the Yamuna river cleaned. Arvind …

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 L-G accuses Kejriwal of stopping Yamuna cleaning efforts, AAP hits back
2 months ago

Delhi L-G accuses Kejriwal of stopping Yamuna cleaning efforts, AAP hits back

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena on Thursday accused former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal of stonewalling his efforts to clean the Yamuna, claiming the A supremo feared that he might get the credit for it. Delhi L-G accuses Kejriwal of stopping Yamuna cleaning efforts, AAP hits back Reacting to the allegations, A said Saxena was "misleading" the people and …

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 LG's veiled jibe at AAP over Yamuna toxic froth
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi LG's veiled jibe at AAP over Yamuna toxic froth

Hindustan Times  

Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena has shared images of toxic froth in Yamuna on two consecutive days, taking a veiled jibe at the Aam Aadmi Party government. He demands concrete steps for redressal and urges the Aam Aadmi Party to provide relief to the people of Delhi and especially Chhath worshippers and fasting people from the worsening situation.

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 …

Delhi: Manoj Tiwari, Virendra Sachdeva visit Yamuna ghat to take stock of pollution level | VIDEO
1 year, 2 months ago

Delhi: Manoj Tiwari, Virendra Sachdeva visit Yamuna ghat to take stock of pollution level | VIDEO

India TV News  

Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party president Virendra Sachdeva and party MP Manoj Tiwari on Monday visited one of the Yamuna ghats in Delhi to take stock of the pollution level in the presence of media persons. Speaking to the reporters, the BJP leaders slammed the Delhi government led by Arvind Kejriwal for failing to clean the river. Tiwari said the situation …

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 …

Supreme Court stays order naming Delhi Lt Governor as head of Yamuna pollution panel
1 year, 6 months ago

Supreme Court stays order naming Delhi Lt Governor as head of Yamuna pollution panel

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a partial stay on an order passed by the National Green Tribunal, which had appointed Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena as the head of a committee to tackle pollution in the Yamuna river. DELHI GOVT'S STAND The Aam Aadmi Party-led government in Delhi has challenged the 9 January order of the NGT, saying that …

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 …

LG reviews Yamuna revival works, sets June 30 deadline for clean floodplain
1 year, 9 months ago

LG reviews Yamuna revival works, sets June 30 deadline for clean floodplain

Hindustan Times  

Delhi lieutenant governor VK Saxena on Sunday set June 30 as deadline for cleaning up the 22-km stretch of the Yamuna floodplain between Wazirabad and Okhlaas he inspected the works to clean the supplementary drain at Wazirabad and Sur Ghat at the river. I don’t want to talk politics and everyone should work together to clean Yamuna.” Delhi water minister …

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 …

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 …

Delhi Jal Board official bathes in Yamuna water amid BJP's toxic chemicals allegations | WATCH
2 years, 2 months ago

Delhi Jal Board official bathes in Yamuna water amid BJP's toxic chemicals allegations | WATCH

India Today  

The Delhi Jal Board director Sanjay Sharma took a bath in the Yamuna water after adding a defoamer to it to prove that the water is not poisonous. Sharma collected water from the river and took a bath on the banks after BJP MP Parvesh Verma alleged that the Yamuna water is toxic and challenged him to bathe in this …

Arguing over Yamuna cleaning before Chhath Puja, BJP MP calls govt official ‘besharam, ghatiya aadmi’ | Video
2 years, 2 months ago

Arguing over Yamuna cleaning before Chhath Puja, BJP MP calls govt official ‘besharam, ghatiya aadmi’ | Video

Hindustan Times  

Ahead of Chhath Puja this year, the Bharatiya Janata Party and the ruling Aam Aadmi Party in Delhi continued to spar over the cleaning of Yamuna River on Friday, with the saffron camp's leader Parvesh Verma landing in controversy after a purported video showed him using sensitive language while talking to an official of the Delhi Jal Board. In the …

BJP claims ‘poisonous chemical’ used to hide toxic foam in Yamuna; AAP says as per Centre’s advice
2 years, 2 months ago

BJP claims ‘poisonous chemical’ used to hide toxic foam in Yamuna; AAP says as per Centre’s advice

The Hindu  

Hours after Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s visit to the Ghazipur landfill site, Bharatiya Janata Party MPs Manoj Tiwari and Parvesh Sahib Singh on Thursday visited the Kalindi Kunj ghat along the Yamuna river and alleged that a “poisonous chemical” was being used “to kill or hide” the toxic foam. Mr. Tiwari also said, “Since 2013, the Kejriwal government has been …

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 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 …

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 …

Kejriwal govt got Rs 2,419 crore for cleaning river: BJP's big charge as politics over toxic Yamuna galore
3 years, 2 months ago

Kejriwal govt got Rs 2,419 crore for cleaning river: BJP's big charge as politics over toxic Yamuna galore

India TV News  

Yamuna toxic foam: Images of Chhath devotees bathing in toxic foam floating in Yamuna river in Delhi has triggered a full-scale war of words between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the ruling Aam Aadmi Party. The BJP has alleged that the Arvind Kejriwal government has received crores to clean the river, however, the money has apparently been used by 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 …

Yamuna pollution: Delhi bans soaps, detergents not conforming to latest BIS parameters
3 years, 7 months ago

Yamuna pollution: Delhi bans soaps, detergents not conforming to latest BIS parameters

India Today  

The Delhi government on Monday banned the sale, storage, transportation, and marketing of soaps and detergents not conforming to the latest BIS parameters to curb pollution in the Yamuna river. The National Green Tribunal had in January accepted recommendations of the Yamuna Monitoring Committee which had suggested directing the Delhi government to issue orders "prohibiting sale, storage and transportation and …

Contamination Of Yamuna: SC Impleads, Issues Notice To Ministry of Jal Shakti, Delhi Jal Board, Faridabad, Agra, Lucknow, Aligarh Municipalities
3 years, 11 months ago

Contamination Of Yamuna: SC Impleads, Issues Notice To Ministry of Jal Shakti, Delhi Jal Board, Faridabad, Agra, Lucknow, Aligarh Municipalities

Live Law  

Observing that pollution-free water is a fundamental right which a welfare state is bound to ensure, the Supreme Court on Tuesday called for response from the Ministry of Jal Shakti in pursuance of its suo motu cognisance of the issue of "remediation of polluted rivers", foremost the contamination of the Yamuna. In addition to the Ministry of Jal Shakti, the …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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