Yamuna Cleaning

The Delhi Assembly on Thursday approved the supplementary grant of Rs 1,028 crore for the project of cleaning the river Yamuna and Delhi Jal Board in the national capital.

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.

According to complaint, BJP MP Parvesh Verma "spreading false propaganda that officers of the DJB are poisoning the water of Yamuna river"

Delhi Jal Board Vice Chairman Saurabh Bhardwaj on Friday took a swipe at the BJP government over its allegations into Delhi Jal Board's (DJB) Yamuna cleaning exercise and said that the BJP leaders should learn something about "science and technology"

More than Rs 30,000 crore has been sanctioned for projects aimed at cleaning Ganga and its tributaries, Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said on Tuesday.

The Delhi unit of BJP on Sunday slammed Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for the "failures" of his government on various fronts, including Mohalla Clinics, Yamuna cleaning, and water supply.

Advancing the deadline for the cleaning of the Yamuna in Delhi, Water Minister Satyendar Jain Tuesday said the river will be completely cleaned by December 2023 and not 2025.

In order to check pollution in the Yamuna river, the Delhi government will implement a six-point action plan to clean the river which is expected to be completed by February 2025, said Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today.

The Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today mounted a fresh attack on the Arvind Kejriwal-led government accusing it of banning Chhath celebrations on the Yamuna riverbanks to cover up its failure to clean the river.

Delhi BJP leaders and workers will make a voluntary contribution every month to clean the Yamuna river and its ghats, party president Adesh Gupta said on Wednesday.

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today expressed unhappiness over "delays in timelines" of the Clean Yamuna project after reviewing it, according to a statement of the Delhi government.

Mathura MP Hema Malini on Tuesday said she will request Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to take necessary steps to reduce pollution in the Yamuna before the next "shahi snan" during the Vrindavan Kumbh.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought a report from a committee, set up by the NGT, regarding the recommendations made by the panel for improving the water quality of Yamuna river and the extent to which authorities have implemented them.

The Delhi government on Friday said it will provide free household sewer connections to ensure that no untreated sewage flows into stormwater drains.

Two months of the Coronavirus lockdown have done what successive governments could not do in 25 years with over Rs 5,000 crore at their disposal-clean up the Yamuna river.

The Delhi Assembly on Thursday approved the supplementary grant of Rs 1,028 crore for the project of cleaning the river Yamuna and Delhi Jal Board in the national capital.

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.

According to complaint, BJP MP Parvesh Verma "spreading false propaganda that officers of the DJB are poisoning the water of Yamuna river"

Delhi Jal Board Vice Chairman Saurabh Bhardwaj on Friday took a swipe at the BJP government over its allegations into Delhi Jal Board's (DJB) Yamuna cleaning exercise and said that the BJP leaders should learn something about "science and technology"

More than Rs 30,000 crore has been sanctioned for projects aimed at cleaning Ganga and its tributaries, Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said on Tuesday.

The Delhi unit of BJP on Sunday slammed Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for the "failures" of his government on various fronts, including Mohalla Clinics, Yamuna cleaning, and water supply.

Advancing the deadline for the cleaning of the Yamuna in Delhi, Water Minister Satyendar Jain Tuesday said the river will be completely cleaned by December 2023 and not 2025.

In order to check pollution in the Yamuna river, the Delhi government will implement a six-point action plan to clean the river which is expected to be completed by February 2025, said Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today.

The Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today mounted a fresh attack on the Arvind Kejriwal-led government accusing it of banning Chhath celebrations on the Yamuna riverbanks to cover up its failure to clean the river.

Delhi BJP leaders and workers will make a voluntary contribution every month to clean the Yamuna river and its ghats, party president Adesh Gupta said on Wednesday.

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today expressed unhappiness over "delays in timelines" of the Clean Yamuna project after reviewing it, according to a statement of the Delhi government.

Mathura MP Hema Malini on Tuesday said she will request Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to take necessary steps to reduce pollution in the Yamuna before the next "shahi snan" during the Vrindavan Kumbh.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought a report from a committee, set up by the NGT, regarding the recommendations made by the panel for improving the water quality of Yamuna river and the extent to which authorities have implemented them.

The Delhi government on Friday said it will provide free household sewer connections to ensure that no untreated sewage flows into stormwater drains.

Two months of the Coronavirus lockdown have done what successive governments could not do in 25 years with over Rs 5,000 crore at their disposal-clean up the Yamuna river.