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Manohar Lal Khattar unveils Delhi's 2047 blueprint: 40 lakh homes, 695-km metro & jobs on agendaDelhi's Master Plan 2047 proposes forty lakh new homes for its growing population. The city's metro network will expand to six hundred nine...20 Aug, 2026, 04.34 PM IST- Delhi Master Plan 2047 approval likely to boost real estate sectorThe Master Plan 2047 has been greenlit by the Delhi Development Authority and is pending final approval from the government. This initiativ...14 Aug, 2026, 11.51 PM IST
- Yamuna loses 90% water flow in Delhi: Okhla and ITO barrages linked to river narrowing to 32% of its 1799 width; Delhi University study maps 200-year changeA study by geologists from Delhi University and IISER Bhopal has found that the Yamuna's average width in Delhi has shrunk by 68% since 179...18 Jul, 2026, 03.27 PM IST
- Higher monsoon inflows at Hathnikund fail to boost Yamuna's flow; experts warn of ecological impactMonsoon rains increased water inflows at Hathnikund Barrage over the past fortnight. However, most additional water was diverted into canal...16 Jul, 2026, 12.29 PM IST
- DDA carries out demolition drive in Yamuna Bazar areaAuthorities in Delhi have initiated a demolition drive in the Yamuna Bazar area, targeting encroachments on the protected floodplain. This ...25 Jun, 2026, 11.44 AM IST
- 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 ...05 Jul, 2025, 04.49 PM IST
- 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 ...30 Aug, 2024, 10.28 AM IST
- 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...06 Aug, 2022, 12.15 PM IST
- 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 ...18 Nov, 2020, 03.48 PM IST
- 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...21 Jul, 2017, 12.09 PM IST
- 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 ...31 May, 2017, 04.23 PM IST
- 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...09 May, 2017, 11.23 PM IST
- 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.12 Apr, 2017, 04.06 PM IST
- 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...23 Jan, 2017, 07.39 PM IST
- 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...07 Nov, 2016, 06.05 PM IST
- 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...06 Jun, 2016, 09.27 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
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