Delhi govt mulls forming Yamuna task force to prevent encroachment, dumping at river's floodplainsThe Delhi government is considering setting up a Yamuna task force in partnership with the Territorial Army to prevent encroachments and il...
10 Mar, 2025, 07.45 PM IST
Delhi HC orders removal of encroachment, illegal constructions near YamunaThe Delhi High Court has instructed the DDA vice-chairperson to eliminate encroachments and unauthorized constructions on the Yamuna river ...
11 Jul, 2024, 06.22 PM IST
IMD issues yellow alert for Delhi; expect heavy downpourEarlier in the day, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that there is no flood threat in Delhi due to the rise in the water level of ...
10 Jul, 2023, 07.58 PM IST
Centre should be asked to accept, notify revised E-flow for Delhi stretch of Yamuna: NGT panelAccording to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, an environmental flow (E-flow) is the water provided within a river, wetla...
25 Jan, 2021, 07.30 PM IST
Shift Millennium Bus Depot from Yamuna flood plains: NGT appointed panelA committee appointed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to monitor cleaning of the Yamuna has recommended that the Delhi Transport Corpo...
05 Jul, 2020, 05.19 PM IST
Flood alert: 'Yamuna floodplains drastically narrowed'The signs are already there. In recent monsoon seasons, many areas in southeast Delhi have seen basements of buildings getting submerged un...
29 Mar, 2016, 11.56 AM IST
Art of Living preparations on Yamuna flood plain an ecological disaster: HCThe observation was made during hearing of a PIL on the issue of unauthorized constructions on the flood plain of Yamuna.
09 Mar, 2016, 07.17 PM IST
106 acres of land in Yamuna belt freed of encroachment: DDAOver 100 acres of land falling in the environmentally-sensitive Yamuna Flood Zone has been cleared of encroachment, the DDA today said.
13 Dec, 2015, 09.41 PM IST
'One-stop solution' to Yamuna woes - a special purpose vehicleThe BJP-led Union government and the AAP government in Delhi have decided to launch a special purpose vehicle for Yamuna together.
13 Aug, 2015, 11.49 AM IST
- 'One-stop solution' to Yamuna woes
The BJP-led Union government and the AAP government in Delhi may be at loggerheads on most issues but they have, surprisingly, decided to l...
13 Aug, 2015, 01.43 AM IST
Environmentalists welcome NGT order banning tree fellingMany in Braj Mandal area have welcomed the Tribunal's order banning tree felling and new constructions along the Yamuna flood-plains.
11 Aug, 2015, 03.20 PM IST
Construction on Yamuna, Hindon banks: NGT pulls UP officialsA bench, headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar, directed Uttar Pradesh authorities to come prepared and comply with its directi...
13 Jan, 2015, 09.05 PM IST
Scientist opposes Sabarmati model, says reclaiming floodplain not a good idea for YamunaC R Babu has advised the lieutenant governor and the capital's bureaucrats against replicating the Sabarmati project.
17 Jun, 2014, 12.23 PM IST
Delhi environment secretary Sanjiv Kumar sings effusive praise of Sabarmati riverfront projectHe was part of a team that recently visited Gujarat to explore ways of replicating the solar rooftop project in Gandhinagar and the Sabarma...
11 Jun, 2014, 12.17 PM IST
- DDA courts disaster, plans to cut Yamuna zone by 40%
In a move environmentalists have called disastrous, the Delhi Development Authority has issued a public notice seeking to reduce the city’s...
30 Sep, 2013, 03.49 AM IST
Flood situation grim in parts of UP; 2 killed in AligarhRelief operations in flood ravaged parts of UP picked up pace, even as the Ganga and Ghaghra rivers were flowing close to the danger mark.
20 Jun, 2013, 08.04 PM IST
- Drains closed as flood threat high in Delhi
With the Yamuna level rising beyond danger level, the gates of all major drains in the city have been closed due to which there is no outle...
25 Aug, 2010, 10.59 AM IST