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 Sunday, July 29, 2018. The Yamuna with its sand aquifer that runs two km wide and nearly 40 metres deep along the 48-km stretch in Delhi is the city’s best non-invasive storage of fresh water. To save its lifeline, Delhi must fix the basics: • Delhi’s water policy estimates that the city can capture 140 MGD from rainwater runoffs alone. • Delhi needs to revive its natural water bodies, which met much of the local water requirement across the city till not so long ago.

History of this topic

Forecast for 2023 Delhi floods was inaccurate as flow of Yamuna was marred by silt, muck: Centre to NGT
6 days, 11 hours ago
Yamuna Vatika: Delhi gets its own dream green space with play areas, walking trails and flowers
1 week, 3 days ago
Arvind Kejriwal claims to clean Yamuna river yet again, has made similar failed promises since 2015
2 weeks, 3 days ago
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3 weeks, 1 day ago
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3 weeks, 1 day ago
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3 weeks, 1 day ago
Ammonia levels in Yamuna surge, several parts of Delhi face water shortage
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3 weeks, 1 day ago
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3 weeks, 2 days ago
Ammonia spike in Yamuna hits water supply in north Delhi areas
3 weeks, 2 days ago
Yamuna in Delhi continues to suffer heavy pollution: Report
1 month ago
Water supply to be stopped in these areas of South Delhi on December 12
1 month ago
Sewage Treatment Plants Not Functioning Well, Releasing Raw Sewage In Yamuna: Delhi High Court
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Permanent solution needed for toxic foam in Yamuna: DJB
2 months ago
HC raps Delhi govt for failing to regulate waste emission into Yamuna
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2 months ago
HC pulls up Delhi govt over Yamuna pollution, asks CS to take action against erring officials over waterlogging
2 months ago
Delhi pollution: Toxic foam covers Yamuna in Kalindi Kunj as pollution level remains high in river
2 months ago
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2 months ago
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2 months ago
Drains, soap, dyes: What plagues the Yamuna in Delhi
2 months, 1 week ago
Delhi pollution body blames Haryana for dead fish in Yamuna
2 months, 1 week ago
Lack of annual flush leaves Yamuna highly polluted this year
2 months, 1 week ago
Monitoring Water Quality in Yamuna River: A Comprehensive Approach to Reduce Froth Formation
2 months, 3 weeks ago
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2 months, 3 weeks ago
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2 months, 3 weeks ago
Delhi lost water bodies to administrative failure
5 months ago
Choked Yamuna fuels vector disease worries in Delhi
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Yamuna froth: Delhi asks Centre to instruct Haryana, Uttar Pradesh not to release residue into river
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Fence Yamuna floodplains once encroachments removed: Delhi HC to DDA
5 months, 2 weeks ago
HC directs DDA to fence Yamuna floodplains after clearing encroachments
5 months, 2 weeks ago
No lessons learnt from ’23; ITO drain floods New Delhi again
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Centre’s help sought to get Yamuna water: Delhi Minister Atishi
6 months, 4 weeks ago
City’s water production fell by 66 MGD over past week, says Atishi
7 months ago
Delhi drain survey still on, transfer to I&FC post monsoon
7 months ago
Haryana not releasing water meant for Delhi: AAP minister Atishi
7 months, 1 week ago
SC directs the Yamuna River Board to hold an urgent meeting on June 5 to address Delhi’s water crisis
7 months, 1 week ago
Delhi’s water augmentation plans fail to take off
7 months, 1 week ago
Delhi govt moves SC, seeks direction to Haryana to release more water to crisis-hit capital
7 months, 2 weeks ago
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7 months, 2 weeks ago
DPCC to monitor Yamuna pollution in real time
8 months ago
Why Yamuna floods Delhi – a story of missed warning bells
8 months, 2 weeks ago
A more scenic Taj Mahal and cleaner Yamuna soon, using treated Delhi water
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Rising Yamuna riverbed could make floods a whole lot worse: ex-IIT professor
1 year ago
Water Production Curtailed in Delhi's Wazirabad, Chandrawal Plants Due to Pollutants in Yamuna
1 year ago
As Yamuna pollution makes headlines ahead of Chhath Puja, AAP repeats its old blame game
1 year, 1 month ago
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1 year, 2 months ago
Millions of children are displaced due to extreme weather events. Climate change will make it worse
1 year, 3 months ago
Centre forms panel to study Yamuna flood management
1 year, 4 months ago
Yamuna recedes after crossing danger mark in Delhi
1 year, 4 months ago
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1 year, 4 months ago
Delhi: Yamuna water level crosses warning mark, again
1 year, 5 months ago

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