This Article is From Dec 10, 2013

Phase three of Yamuna Action Plan approved for Delhi

Phase three of Yamuna Action Plan approved for Delhi

File photo of the garbage on the banks of Yamuna

New Delhi: The Environment ministry has said that it has approved the phase III of Yamuna Action Plan (YAP) for Delhi besides sanctioning two projects of pollution abatement for the river in Sonepat and Panipat in Haryana.

"The YAP Phase III project for Delhi has been approved by the ministry at an estimated cost of Rs 1,656 crore with loan assistance from Japan International Cooperation Agency," Environment minister Jayanthi Natarajan said while replying to a question in Rajya Sabha.

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