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15 Days To Leave: 310 Families In Delhi's Nigam Bodh Ghat Get Eviction Notice
The area is among the first to be submerged whenever the Yamuna rises above danger levels during the monsoon.
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Delhi Court Bans All Construction Near Dargah In Yamuna Floodplain
The Delhi High Court has said people cannot be allowed to make houses or sheds under the pretext of a graveyard or for any other purpose in the Yamuna floodplain and prohibited any new construction adjacent to the Nau Gaza Peer Dargah.
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Vacate Yamuna Floodplain By March 2026, Court Tells Delhi Metro
The Delhi High Court has restrained the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) from continuing to occupy the Yamuna floodplain area after March 31, 2026.
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The Hidden Polluters Threatening Noida's Elite Neighbourhoods
Despite the strictest anti-pollution curbs, there are at least 12 illegal RMC plants, stretching from Sector 94 to 135 along the Yamuna Khadar.
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Delhi Tests Tethered Hot Air Balloon Rides, Public Launch Soon At 4 Locations
Rides for the public is likely to start shortly, aligned with the ideal ballooning season from November to February.
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Cleaner Air, Yamuna's Revival: What Delhi's Climate Plan Means For You
At a review meeting on Monday, Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa went over the city's revised State Action Plan on Climate Change, setting targets for 2050 across nine key sectors
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Rare Indian Grey Wolf Sighting Reported Near Yamuna In Delhi After Decades
A lone Indian grey wolf was recently spotted along the Yamuna floodplains near Palla, where the river enters Delhi, in a rare wildlife sighting in the city's northern fringes.
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Delhi Lt Governor Directs Agencies To Urgently Carry Out Desilting Of Drains
Mr Saxena directed the Delhi Development Authority (DDA), which is coordinating with various construction agencies for the removal of debris and construction material from the Yamuna floodplains.
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Remove Encroachments From Yamuna Floodplains, Orders Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has directed the removal of encroachments from the Yamuna floodplains and sought a report from the Delhi Development Authority on the development of biodiversity parks/wetland on the site.
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Over 50 Illegal Farmhouses Razed On Yamuna Floodplains In Noida
Over 50 farmhouses that had come up illegally along the Yamuna floodplains in Noida in Uttar Pradesh were razed down during a major anti-encroachment drive on Wednesday, officials said.
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Artificial Intelligence, Satellite Images, Drones May Soon Monitor Yamuna
Drones, artificial intelligence and satellite imagery could be used to monitor pollution level of the Yamuna caused by dumping of debris at the flood plains of the river, according to a committee constituted by the National Green Tribunal.
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Check Illegal Construction Near Yamuna, Green Court Tells Committee
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed a committee, formed to monitor cleaning of the Yamuna, to look into illegal constructions on the river's floodplains.
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Arvind Kejriwal Launches Mega Drive To Plant 5 Lakh Saplings In A Day
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today launched a mega tree plantation drive by planting a sapling at the Yamuna floodplain in Usmanpur village, with thousands others joining him in the initiative
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National Green Tribunal Directs Hema Malini To Clear Debris On Yamuna Floodplains
The National Green Tribunal has directed actor-turned-MP Hema Malini and the Mathura Vrindavan Development Authority to ensure removal of debris, if any, lying on the banks of Yamuna following preparations for two-day 'Rangotsav' festival.
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Green Court Slams Delhi Pollution Body For Nod To Art Of Living Event
The National Green Tribunal has slammed the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) for granting permission to the Art of Living Foundation for holding a three-day cultural extravaganza on the Yamuna floodplains last year, saying it did not act in accordance with the law.
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15 Days To Leave: 310 Families In Delhi's Nigam Bodh Ghat Get Eviction Notice
The area is among the first to be submerged whenever the Yamuna rises above danger levels during the monsoon.
-
Delhi Court Bans All Construction Near Dargah In Yamuna Floodplain
The Delhi High Court has said people cannot be allowed to make houses or sheds under the pretext of a graveyard or for any other purpose in the Yamuna floodplain and prohibited any new construction adjacent to the Nau Gaza Peer Dargah.
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Vacate Yamuna Floodplain By March 2026, Court Tells Delhi Metro
The Delhi High Court has restrained the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) from continuing to occupy the Yamuna floodplain area after March 31, 2026.
-
The Hidden Polluters Threatening Noida's Elite Neighbourhoods
Despite the strictest anti-pollution curbs, there are at least 12 illegal RMC plants, stretching from Sector 94 to 135 along the Yamuna Khadar.
-
Delhi Tests Tethered Hot Air Balloon Rides, Public Launch Soon At 4 Locations
Rides for the public is likely to start shortly, aligned with the ideal ballooning season from November to February.
-
Cleaner Air, Yamuna's Revival: What Delhi's Climate Plan Means For You
At a review meeting on Monday, Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa went over the city's revised State Action Plan on Climate Change, setting targets for 2050 across nine key sectors
-
Rare Indian Grey Wolf Sighting Reported Near Yamuna In Delhi After Decades
A lone Indian grey wolf was recently spotted along the Yamuna floodplains near Palla, where the river enters Delhi, in a rare wildlife sighting in the city's northern fringes.
-
Delhi Lt Governor Directs Agencies To Urgently Carry Out Desilting Of Drains
Mr Saxena directed the Delhi Development Authority (DDA), which is coordinating with various construction agencies for the removal of debris and construction material from the Yamuna floodplains.
-
Remove Encroachments From Yamuna Floodplains, Orders Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has directed the removal of encroachments from the Yamuna floodplains and sought a report from the Delhi Development Authority on the development of biodiversity parks/wetland on the site.
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Over 50 Illegal Farmhouses Razed On Yamuna Floodplains In Noida
Over 50 farmhouses that had come up illegally along the Yamuna floodplains in Noida in Uttar Pradesh were razed down during a major anti-encroachment drive on Wednesday, officials said.
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Artificial Intelligence, Satellite Images, Drones May Soon Monitor Yamuna
Drones, artificial intelligence and satellite imagery could be used to monitor pollution level of the Yamuna caused by dumping of debris at the flood plains of the river, according to a committee constituted by the National Green Tribunal.
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Check Illegal Construction Near Yamuna, Green Court Tells Committee
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed a committee, formed to monitor cleaning of the Yamuna, to look into illegal constructions on the river's floodplains.
-
Arvind Kejriwal Launches Mega Drive To Plant 5 Lakh Saplings In A Day
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today launched a mega tree plantation drive by planting a sapling at the Yamuna floodplain in Usmanpur village, with thousands others joining him in the initiative
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National Green Tribunal Directs Hema Malini To Clear Debris On Yamuna Floodplains
The National Green Tribunal has directed actor-turned-MP Hema Malini and the Mathura Vrindavan Development Authority to ensure removal of debris, if any, lying on the banks of Yamuna following preparations for two-day 'Rangotsav' festival.
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Green Court Slams Delhi Pollution Body For Nod To Art Of Living Event
The National Green Tribunal has slammed the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) for granting permission to the Art of Living Foundation for holding a three-day cultural extravaganza on the Yamuna floodplains last year, saying it did not act in accordance with the law.
