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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...
Delhi: Water level of Yamuna rises close to warning level after Hathnikund Barrage releaseThe Yamuna River's water level in Delhi neared the warning level due to increased discharge from Hathnikund Barrage, Haryana, reaching 204....
Pollution: Parliamentary Panel says 23 Yamuna sites fail water quality testA parliamentary panel has revealed that life-sustaining capacity in the Yamuna River's Delhi stretch is almost non-existent, with 23 out of...
1,300 tonnes of garbage removed from Yamuna in past 10 days: Delhi minister after river inspectionDelhi Minister Parvesh Verma reported that 1,300 tonnes of garbage have been cleared from the Yamuna River in the past 10 days. Sewage trea...
Yamuna recedes below warning mark in DelhiThe water level of the Yamuna River in Delhi has fallen below the warning mark of 204.5 metres for the first time since breaching it on 9 J...
Delhi Rain: Met dept issues yellow alert as Yamuna water starts to recede slowlyThe swollen Yamuna River in Delhi is slowly receding but still flowing over two meters above the danger mark, threatening worsening conditi...
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...
'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 ...
Illegal sand mining: 12 trucks seized, drivers arrestedThe drive was carried out after the Yogi Adityanath government issued direction to the authorities to check illegal mining on the Yamuna ri...
National Green Tribunal clears Art of Living event on Yamuna riverbedThe tribunal also slapped fine of Rs 5 lakh on DDA and Rs 1 lakh on Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) for not discharging statutory ...
Mining in UP, Haryana: NGT notice to Centre on farmer's pleaThe NGT has sought response from the Centre, Haryana and UP govts on a plea seeking prohibition of sand mining on Yamuna's riverbed in both...
Centre, Delhi agree on legal entity to clean up YamunaChief minister Arvind Kejriwal and Union water resources minister Uma Bharti have agreed to set up a special purpose vehicle (SPV), a legal...
NGT directs DMRC to remove dumped material near YamunaCracking the whip on those polluting Yamuna, the Tribunal had passed a slew of directions including a fine of Rs 5,000 on individuals throw...
National Green Tribunal criticises environment ministry over tackling illegal mining issueEnvironment ministry has come in for criticism from the National Green Tribunal for its slow response in tackling the problem of illegal mi...
Government faces NGT flak for slow response to illegal mining in NCRMore than a month after the green court set up a committee to look into the issue, the environment ministry is yet to appoint its represent...
Scientists oppose Nitin Gadkari's idea of dredging YamunaDredging of rivers and making them navigable, which the new government is planning, can have several impacts on the delicate riparian ecosy...
SDM suspended for not acting against illegal minersThe Sub-Divisional Magistrate of Vikasnagar has been suspended for not acting against illegal mining flourishing in the area.
- Debris in Yamuna will be removed by August end: Deepa Dasmunshi
An estimated 85,000 cubic meters of construction material and debris dumped on Yamuna riverbed will be removed by August 31, Minister of st...
- Death of a river: Delhi's debris & nurseries eat into Yamuna
YJA has been raising the matter with the LG’s office since November 2011 but no action has yet been taken against the offenders.
- L-G nod to only green projects for Yamuna
It was asserted in the meeting that all thermal power plants operating along the Yamuna will be shifted out before 2010 to eliminate pollut...