Delhi government plans to transform Najafgarh drain into 30 MW canal-top solar power corridorDelhi government plans to convert Najafgarh Drain into a 30 MW solar power project. The first phase will generate 5 MW. This project will s...
18 Jun, 2025, 10.16 AM IST
Delhi government to set up 32 real-time water monitoring stations for Yamuna clean-upAll the monitoring stations are expected to be operational by the end of this year. The tender process has already been initiated. These st...
22 May, 2025, 01.26 PM IST
Rs 8,000 cr spent in 32 years, yet Yamuna’s on death bed. Can it be revived in 3 years?Arvind Kejriwal’s claim that the Yamuna is "poisoned" in Haryana is inaccurate. The river enters Delhi from Haryana relatively healthy but ...
09 Mar, 2025, 01.53 PM IST
Yamuna shows signs of improvement with dip in biochemical oxygen demand in Najafgarh drainThe biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) levels in Delhi's Najafgarh drain have reduced by 33% compared to last year, according to data from the...
09 Jun, 2023, 09.09 PM IST
Desilting of 32.58 km of trunk, peripheral sewer lines in Delhi completed: OfficialsChoked and silted sewer lines lead to sewerage overflowing into storm water drains that fall into the Najafgarh drain. These sewer lines wh...
15 Apr, 2023, 06.54 PM IST
Delhi: Yamuna's pollution load has doubled since 2014, say sourcesAt the Okhla Barrage, where the river leaves Delhi and enters Uttar Pradesh, the BOD levels rose from 32 milligram per litre in 2014 to a s...
16 Jan, 2023, 05.30 PM IST
Delhi LG appeals to people not to throw garbage directly into Najafgarh drainNow that the seemingly undoable task of rejuvenating the Najafgarh drain and the revival of Sahibi river has started becoming a reality, pe...
17 Dec, 2022, 09.30 PM IST
Delhi govt to waive late payment surcharge on water bills till Dec 31The Yamuna flows through Delhi from Palla in the north to Jaitpur in the south, covering a distance of 48 kilometres. Between Wazirabad and...
10 Oct, 2022, 07.57 PM IST
Delhi govt has prepared six-point action plan to clean Yamuna: Arvind KejriwalThe government will shut down the industries discharging industrial waste into the Yamuna, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader said.
18 Nov, 2021, 01.08 PM IST
Kejriwal unhappy with delays in Clean Yamuna project: Delhi government"The Clean Yamuna project is one of the most ambitious projects of the Delhi government. We must ensure that there is no laxity at any phas...
01 Apr, 2021, 07.36 PM IST
Non-cooperation, lack of executive will mar Yamuna project: NGTThe green panel had said that pollution in the Yamuna was of serious concern as it was highly contaminated by industrial effluents and sewa...
05 Dec, 2017, 07.10 PM IST
Central Pollution Control Board report shows clean Yamuna a distant dreamAccording to Sewage Treatment Plants and Drains of Delhi, “It was observed tha Yamuna ends at Wazirabad and the river virtually start with ...
19 Jul, 2016, 12.35 PM IST
AAP cabinet minister Kapil Mishra takes stock of polluted YamunaAAP cabinet minister Kapil Mishra tours over 21 km of river’s stretch with officials to conduct a fact finding survey on site.
17 Sep, 2015, 05.55 AM IST
Delhi Jal Board to extend sewerage to 7 new unauthorised coloniesIn order to bring maximum area of the city under its network, the Delhi Jal Board announced to extend sewerage facilities to seven new unau...
09 Aug, 2015, 04.37 PM IST
Drain cleaning: NGT warns Delhi officials of coercive actionThe NGT said "with utmost sense of regret ... none of the parties including various departments and Government of NCT have complied with an...
25 May, 2015, 07.33 PM IST
- Yamuna a drain, not a drop of fresh water: CPCB
The Yamuna is a drain with not a drop of fresh water in its 22-km stretch through Delhi, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) informe...
10 Nov, 2012, 03.47 AM IST
- Riversutra gone all wrong
Where does our water come from and where does the sewage go? Ours is a story of mixing it all up
05 Jun, 2012, 07.48 AM IST