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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- 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 government proposes to construct new drain to treat polluted water from neighboring statesUnion Home Minister Amit Shah has issued directions to set up a committee under the chairmanship of Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla to check the...10 Jul, 2022, 08.44 AM IST
- Delhi government to reduce Yamuna's pollution by 90% by March 2023Major interventions include treatment of around 150 MGD polluted water coming from Haryana and Uttar Pradesh using natural wetlands and the...18 Nov, 2020, 07.55 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
- 82 % work done on interceptor sewerage project: MinisterThe project is aimed at improving quality of Yamuna water by commissioning of wastewater intercepting sewer along the three major drains Na...14 Dec, 2015, 04.58 PM 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
- Gurgaon sewage mixes with water treated for YamunaPollution in the Yamuna seems to be going from bad to worse. The MCG has, for the first time, admitted that untreated sewage water also get...26 Jun, 2015, 04.03 AM IST
- Yamuna a drain, not a drop of fresh water: CPCBThe 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 wrongWhere does our water come from and where does the sewage go? Ours is a story of mixing it all up05 Jun, 2012, 07.48 AM IST
- Najafgarh drain 11th among highly polluted industrial clustersThere could be bad news for the Delhi government, which is bracing for next year's Commonwealth Games, as the Najafgarh drain basin in East...25 Dec, 2009, 06.57 PM IST
- Yamuna pollution rising: CPCBWith World Environment Day being celebrated, the Yamuna river projects a grim picture of increasing pollution levels. The biochemical oxyge...05 Jun, 2008, 05.11 PM IST
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