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Delhi world's second-richest capital for avian diversity, hosts 471 bird speciesDelhi is the world's second-richest capital for bird diversity. A new Delhi Bird Atlas reveals 471 species. This comprehensive study, a cit...- From river to muddy trail: Yamuna in Delhi is now just a shallow brown stream, Villagers walk across the dry river bedThe Yamuna River in Delhi has shrunk to a shallow, brown stream, with locals now walking across its dry bed. This yearly phenomenon is attr...
- Rakha Gupta govt plans to build a 'Great Wall of Delhi' to stop Yamuna flood problem. Here is the 4.7-km grand planDelhi plans a 4.7-km flood wall along the Yamuna's western bank before the next monsoon. The structure aims to protect areas like Civil Lin...
- Delhi govt sets November deadline to clear Yamuna floodplains of encroachmentsThe Delhi government has ordered agencies to remove all encroachments from the Yamuna floodplains by November as part of a 45-point action ...
- New data reveals worrying picture on extent of Yamuna floodplains encroachmentAccording to a survey done using satellite and drone data, nearly 75% of Delhi's Yamuna floodplains have been encroached upon. Despite the ...
- 9,000-hactare land available in Yamuna floodplains for plantation: Delhi forest deptThe forest department said it has conducted a detailed analysis of the land available for plantation in the Yamuna floodplains, considering...
- Delhi LG orders removal of debris from Yamuna floodplains, setting up of CCTV surveillance mechanismBaijal, who is also the chairman of the Delhi Development Authority, gave the directions while chairing a meeting of the DDA to review the ...
- NGT slams DPCC for nod to AoL to hold cultural extravaganzaIn a detailed judgement, the NGT had held the AoL responsible for causing damage and environmental degradation of the Yamuna floodplains by...
- Give action plan on restoring Yamuna floodplains: NGT to DDAA bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar directed the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to nominate a senior officer and s...
- Builders' wait for NGT nod to resume work near Yamuna floodplains gets longerThe NGT-appointed expert committee tasked with carrying out fresh demarcation of the Yamuna floodplain zone for construction projects that ...
- Art of Living questions expert panel's Yamuna floodplains findingsAoL said that it was imperative that the panel knew the status of the floodplains prior to the event, before concluding that the event caus...
- We are not responsible for Yamuna damage: 2 Ministries to NGTThe Ministry of Environment and Forests and the Ministry of Water Resources also told the NGT that they were not responsibile for the damag...
- Yamuna: Delhi water minister mocks findings of expert panelA whopping Rs 42.02 crore would be required to restore Yamuna floodplains which was ravaged due to the festival, an expert committee has to...
- 'Destruction' caused to Yamuna bank by World Culture Fest to cost Rs.13.29 crore and take 10 yearsAn expert committee set up by the govt has said about 420 acres of floodplains of the two banks of the Yamuna have been adversely impacted ...
- AOL: Rs 13.29 crore, 10 years needed to restore Yamuna floodplain, NGT toldThe panel has informed the green panel that major restoration work has to be carried out to compensate for the damage to Yamuna floodplains.
- Demarcate Yamuna floodplains in Agra within 3 weeks: NGTNGT asked the committee to demarcate the floodplain with respect to 2010, which happens to be the year in which the flood level was the max...
- 85 per cent of houses on Yamuna floodplains liable to be razed: NGTThe tribunal asked various real estate developers and other parties in the case to file their replies on the local commissioner's report wi...
- We haven’t damaged Yamuna floodplains’ ecology: Art of LivingArt of Living refuted allegations that its 3-day event damaged Yamuna floodplains. The National Green Tribunal's ordered it to pay Rs 5 cro...
- 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...
- NGT issues notice to illegal nurseries on Yamuna floodplainsNational Green Tribunal today issued notice to around 3,000 illegal nurseries and private persons causing pollution on the floodplains of r...
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