Delhi government starts scheme to provide free sewer connection to unauthorised colonies, exempting development charges, ensuring free life...

The Supreme Court of India has ruled that government authorities will have to pay compensation to the families of those who die while clean...

Choked and silted sewer lines lead to sewerage overflowing into storm water drains that fall into the Najafgarh drain. These sewer lines wh...

With a focus on rejuvenating the heavily polluted Yamuna, the government will increase the quantity of sewage being treated in Delhi to 890...

While 90.34 kilometres of sewer lines were projected to be cleaned by June, the remaining 110 kilometres were expected to be cleaned by Sep...

The social justice and empowerment ministry is set to introduce the Manual Scavenging Amendment Bill, which would make manually cleaning se...

The utility has earmarked Rs 19 crore to provide free sewer connectivity in 12 colonies in Karawal Nagar and Mustafabad under the 'Mukhyama...

"In order to expedite inter-departmental decision making and execution, we formed a Yamuna Cleaning Cell (YCC) today, headed by CEO, DJB an...

The government will shut down the industries discharging industrial waste into the Yamuna, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader said.

Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale said a national survey of manual scavengers was carried out during 201...

The bill proposes to make the law banning manual scavenging more stringent by increasing the imprisonment term and the fine amount, the off...

According to sources, the second part of the plan is the major challenge. It would involve ministries of housing and urban affairs, drinkin...

Several manual scavengers have died while cleaning sewer lines in Delhi in the recent years.

The bus stops at various bastis of safai karamcharis and other places suitable for corner meetings where they talk about the humiliation of...

The incident was reported by a newspaper on June 22, 2012 and the Commission had taken suo moto cognizance of the same and issued notices t...

A parliamentary panel has noted that Yamuna river seems "dirtier" than before despite Rs 6,500 crore having been spent on its clean-up.

Interceptor sewers along the major drains of the city are crucial for curbing pollution of the Yamuna as they would keep untreated sewage f...