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Delhi Uses Rs 8-Crore High-Tech Finnish Machine To Tackle Yamuna Pollution
Delhi's Yamuna clean-up effort continues to zero in on its biggest trouble spot- the Najafgarh drain, which carries nearly 70 per cent of the pollution flowing into the river.
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"This Government Doesn't Hide Reports": Delhi Minister To AAP On Yamuna Revival
Delhi's political temperature soared on Saturday after the Delhi Pollution Control Committee reported worsening water quality in the Yamuna, just ahead of Chhath Puja, when thousands of devotees are expected to take a holy dip.
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BJP Blames Delhi Government For Yamuna Pollution, AAP Hits Back
East Delhi MP Harsh Malhotra on Saturday blamed the Aam Aadmi Party government for pollution in the Yamuna, saying cleaning the river has never been its priority.
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Video: Yamuna Blanketed In Toxic Froth, Delhi Air Quality Remains Poor
In a double whammy for the national capital, the average air quality index remained in the poor category at 293 on Friday and severe frothing was reported in the Yamuna, with parts of the river remaining blanketed in white.
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Yamuna Pollution "Significantly" Increased Since 2017: Delhi Government
As the Delhi government has promised to clean the Yamuna to bathing standards by 2025, the pollution load in the river has increased substantially over the last five years, according to a report by the environment department.
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Ammonia Levels Rise In Yamuna, AAP's Raghav Chadha Urges Intervention
Haryana has not stopped discharging industrial pollutants into the Yamuna despite repeated reminders, Delhi Jal Board Vice-Chairman Raghav Chadha said on Tuesday as he urged the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to take immediate remedial measures.
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Devotees Stand Knee-Deep In Toxic Foam In Delhi's Yamuna For Chhath Puja
On a day Delhi saw its air quality dip to a three-year low, thousands of devotees offered prayers along the banks of the Yamuna river to mark the end of Chhath Puja. Early Sunday morning, men in dhoti and women in saree stepped into the river water with toxic, white foam floating on the surface of the polluted water.
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2% Yamuna Stretch Accounts For 76% Of Pollution In River: Report
A small stretch of less than two per cent of the Yamuna accounts for 76 per cent of the river's pollution, according to a monitoring committee overseeing its cleaning.
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More Water To Be Released In Yamuna To Bring Pollution Down: Uma Bharti
To bring down the level of pollution in Yamuna and ensure unfettered flow in the river, adequate water will "soon" be released in it from Haryana's Hathni Kund barrage, Union Minister Uma Bharti has said as she sought to address concerns raised by local religious leaders in Mathura.
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18 Delhi Drains Contribute Most In Polluting Yamuna, Says Union Minister Uma Bharti
A total of 18 drains of Delhi, whose water flows into the Yamuna, create 80 per cent pollution in the river, Water Resources and River Development Minister Uma Bharti said today as she announced that an ambitious project to clear Yamuna will begin in April 2016.
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Green Tribunal Directs Delhi Government to Call Meeting on Containing Pollution in Yamuna
Emphasising that immediate action is required to protect Yamuna from deterioration in the national capital, the National Green Tribunal today directed the Delhi government to convene a meeting and examine what steps are required to control pollution of the river.
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Yamuna Pollution Threatens Taj Mahal: Parliamentary Panel
A parliamentary panel has expressed concern over pollution affecting the Taj Mahal and linked it to the polluted Yamuna River that flows along the monument in Agra.
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Littering in Yamuna? Pay a Fine of Rs 5000
Individuals caught throwing waste items and "religious items" in Yamuna in Delhi will be fined Rs 5,000, the National Green Tribunal has announced. The announcement is in line with the Centre's fresh efforts to clean up the Ganga.
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Agra plan to clean filthy Yamuna
Uttar Pradesh officials have devised a novel method to clean up the highly-polluted Yamuna river: excavate 10 ponds to store waste water that was hitherto flowing into the river from 19 drains, treat this and then use it to create clusters of greenery along the river."This project envisages a series of 10 ponds along the river to store drain water ...
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Delhi Uses Rs 8-Crore High-Tech Finnish Machine To Tackle Yamuna Pollution
Delhi's Yamuna clean-up effort continues to zero in on its biggest trouble spot- the Najafgarh drain, which carries nearly 70 per cent of the pollution flowing into the river.
-
"This Government Doesn't Hide Reports": Delhi Minister To AAP On Yamuna Revival
Delhi's political temperature soared on Saturday after the Delhi Pollution Control Committee reported worsening water quality in the Yamuna, just ahead of Chhath Puja, when thousands of devotees are expected to take a holy dip.
-
BJP Blames Delhi Government For Yamuna Pollution, AAP Hits Back
East Delhi MP Harsh Malhotra on Saturday blamed the Aam Aadmi Party government for pollution in the Yamuna, saying cleaning the river has never been its priority.
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Video: Yamuna Blanketed In Toxic Froth, Delhi Air Quality Remains Poor
In a double whammy for the national capital, the average air quality index remained in the poor category at 293 on Friday and severe frothing was reported in the Yamuna, with parts of the river remaining blanketed in white.
-
Yamuna Pollution "Significantly" Increased Since 2017: Delhi Government
As the Delhi government has promised to clean the Yamuna to bathing standards by 2025, the pollution load in the river has increased substantially over the last five years, according to a report by the environment department.
-
Ammonia Levels Rise In Yamuna, AAP's Raghav Chadha Urges Intervention
Haryana has not stopped discharging industrial pollutants into the Yamuna despite repeated reminders, Delhi Jal Board Vice-Chairman Raghav Chadha said on Tuesday as he urged the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to take immediate remedial measures.
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Devotees Stand Knee-Deep In Toxic Foam In Delhi's Yamuna For Chhath Puja
On a day Delhi saw its air quality dip to a three-year low, thousands of devotees offered prayers along the banks of the Yamuna river to mark the end of Chhath Puja. Early Sunday morning, men in dhoti and women in saree stepped into the river water with toxic, white foam floating on the surface of the polluted water.
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2% Yamuna Stretch Accounts For 76% Of Pollution In River: Report
A small stretch of less than two per cent of the Yamuna accounts for 76 per cent of the river's pollution, according to a monitoring committee overseeing its cleaning.
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More Water To Be Released In Yamuna To Bring Pollution Down: Uma Bharti
To bring down the level of pollution in Yamuna and ensure unfettered flow in the river, adequate water will "soon" be released in it from Haryana's Hathni Kund barrage, Union Minister Uma Bharti has said as she sought to address concerns raised by local religious leaders in Mathura.
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18 Delhi Drains Contribute Most In Polluting Yamuna, Says Union Minister Uma Bharti
A total of 18 drains of Delhi, whose water flows into the Yamuna, create 80 per cent pollution in the river, Water Resources and River Development Minister Uma Bharti said today as she announced that an ambitious project to clear Yamuna will begin in April 2016.
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Green Tribunal Directs Delhi Government to Call Meeting on Containing Pollution in Yamuna
Emphasising that immediate action is required to protect Yamuna from deterioration in the national capital, the National Green Tribunal today directed the Delhi government to convene a meeting and examine what steps are required to control pollution of the river.
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Yamuna Pollution Threatens Taj Mahal: Parliamentary Panel
A parliamentary panel has expressed concern over pollution affecting the Taj Mahal and linked it to the polluted Yamuna River that flows along the monument in Agra.
-
Littering in Yamuna? Pay a Fine of Rs 5000
Individuals caught throwing waste items and "religious items" in Yamuna in Delhi will be fined Rs 5,000, the National Green Tribunal has announced. The announcement is in line with the Centre's fresh efforts to clean up the Ganga.
-
Agra plan to clean filthy Yamuna
Uttar Pradesh officials have devised a novel method to clean up the highly-polluted Yamuna river: excavate 10 ponds to store waste water that was hitherto flowing into the river from 19 drains, treat this and then use it to create clusters of greenery along the river."This project envisages a series of 10 ponds along the river to store drain water ...
