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Monitoring Water Quality in Yamuna River: A Comprehensive Approach to Reduce Froth Formation
2 months ago

Monitoring Water Quality in Yamuna River: A Comprehensive Approach to Reduce Froth Formation

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi Jal Board has set up a temporary laboratory to monitor water quality in the Yamuna River in Delhi. The lab will be monitoring various water quality parameters, including Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD), Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), Total Suspended Solid (TSS), and ammoniacal nitrogen, chlorides, pH and other parameters. The laboratory will also be monitoring the level of dosing …

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Yamuna River Quality Under Lens of Temp Lab in Delhi: Monitoring and Control Measures
2 months ago

Yamuna River Quality Under Lens of Temp Lab in Delhi: Monitoring and Control Measures

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi Jal Board has set up a temporary laboratory to monitor water quality in the Yamuna River in Delhi. The laboratory will be monitoring various water quality parameters, including Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD), Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), Total Suspended Solid (TSS), and ammoniacal nitrogen, chlorides, pH and other parameters. The laboratory will also be monitoring the level of dosing …

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Choked Yamuna fuels vector disease worries in Delhi
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Choked Yamuna fuels vector disease worries in Delhi

Hindustan Times  

The 2-3km stretch of the Yamuna along the Okhla barrage in southeast Delhi is currently covered with a thick layer of water hyacinth. A senior official with MCD’s public health department said that the enclosed cup-like space at the centre of the water hyacinth leaves collects rainwater. A second MCD official said thick beds of water hyacinth are known to …

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Noida traffic police charts out traffic plan for Kanwar pilgrims
5 months ago

Noida traffic police charts out traffic plan for Kanwar pilgrims

Hindustan Times  

To facilitate Kanwariyas or Kanwar Yatra pilgrims, who travel from different states to Haridwar in Uttarakhand to fetch Ganga water back home, the Noida traffic police on Friday announced traffic management and diversion plans that will be in place from July 22 to August 4. Kanwar pilgrims returning from Haridwar usually travel via Meerut, Ghaziabad and Noida and continue through …

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

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Centre forms panel to study Yamuna flood management
1 year, 3 months ago

Centre forms panel to study Yamuna flood management

Hindustan Times  

After water levels of the Yamuna river broke the 45-year record and caused floods in Delhi in July, the Union government has constituted a committee to conduct a “joint flood management study” of the river from Hathnikund in Haryana to Okhla barrage with a six-month deadline to submit the report. “The extensive flooding in the Yamuna during July 2023 necessitated …

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Supply inches to normal in Delhi, but muddy water is a bother
1 year, 5 months ago

Supply inches to normal in Delhi, but muddy water is a bother

Hindustan Times  

While water supply resumed in most parts of Central and north Delhi, there was no relief for residents in some colonies in the two regions on Monday as operations at the Wazirabad water treatment plant remained partially suspended due to the floods. Meanwhile, residents in north Delhi areas such as Model Town, where water supply resumed after operations began at …

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Delhi govt restarts Okhla water treatment plant as Yamuna River water levels recede: CM Arvind Kejriwal
1 year, 5 months ago

Delhi govt restarts Okhla water treatment plant as Yamuna River water levels recede: CM Arvind Kejriwal

India TV News  

Delhi flood : Delhi government restarted the Okhla water treatment plant as Yamuna water levels recede, informed Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today. The government had announced the closure of three water treatment plants- Wazirabad, Chandrawal and Okhla- due to the rising water levels in the Yamuna following days of heavy rains in Delhi and the upper catchment areas. After breaching …

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Delhi may face drinking water crisis in some areas, says Kejriwal
1 year, 5 months ago

Delhi may face drinking water crisis in some areas, says Kejriwal

India Today  

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said that the national capital could witness a drinking water crisis in some areas. The Wazirabad, Chandrawal and Okhla Water treatment plants have been shut down as the water level in the river Yamuna is at an all-time high. "Some places in Delhi could witness a shortage of water because the Wazirabad, Chandrawal …

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Delhi's drinking water problems to worsen as Yamuna almost dries up
2 years, 7 months ago

Delhi's drinking water problems to worsen as Yamuna almost dries up

Firstpost  

The level in the Wazirabad pond stood at 670.40 feet on Saturday against the normal level of 674.50 feet New Delhi: The production capacity at Wazirabad, Chandrawal and Okhla water treatment plants has dipped further as the Yamuna has “almost dried up”, compounding drinking water problems in several areas in Delhi, officials said on Monday. Consequently, the production capacity at …

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Boats, water sprinkling, bamboo barriers to clear foam in Yamuna on Chhath
3 years, 1 month ago

Boats, water sprinkling, bamboo barriers to clear foam in Yamuna on Chhath

Hindustan Times  

Hundreds of people gathered on the banks of the Yamuna on Wednesday to perform prayers on the occasion of Chhath, defying the Delhi Disaster Management Authority ban on celebrating the festival along the river, with authorities implementing some intriguing measures to remove the highly toxic foam that was floating on the surface of the river such as installing bamboo barricades, …

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Explained: Why the Yamuna froths up in Delhi-NCR and why it is dangerous
3 years, 1 month ago

Explained: Why the Yamuna froths up in Delhi-NCR and why it is dangerous

Firstpost  

The primary reason behind the formation of the toxic foam was high phosphate content in the wastewater because of detergents used in dyeing industries, dhobi ghats and households, according to experts. AAP leader and Delhi Jal Board vice chairman Raghav Chadha claimed that Haryana and Uttar Pradesh have been releasing around 155 million gallons of untreated wastewater a day in …

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At fault for a frothy Yamuna: Raw sewage, frothing agents
3 years, 1 month 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. …

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Ruling AAP, BJP Engage in Blame Game Over Frothing in Yamuna
3 years, 1 month 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 …

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