Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Residents Welfare Association Savita Vihar Vs Irrigation & Flood Control Department & Others dated 28/05/2025. The applicant raised the grievance against throwing of construction debris and sewage obstruction in the Ghazipur drain. According to the applicant this drain flows behind …
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the directors of IIT-Delhi and Roorkee to ascertain damage to the Yamuna and whether there is any possibility of improving its water. “It is a very sad thing that the petition is pending with this court since 1994 and Yamuna only got dirtier with …
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the directors of IIT, Delhi and Roorkee to prepare a new project for cleaning Yamuna observing that the current project has failed despite a spending of Rs 12,000 crore in two decades. A bench of justices Swatanter Kumar and Madan B Lokur directed the …
In yet another attempt to have the Yamuna cleaned up, the Supreme Court today asked the Directors of Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) in Delhi and Roorkie to explore all possible options for checking the growing pollution levels and treating the river water in Delhi and submit a report within …
Chitla - the state fish of Uttar Pradesh is now critically endangered. The fact comes from National Bureau of Fish Genetics Resources (NBFGR), Lucknow. Till a few month ago, the fish belonged to the endangered category. The list of endangered species in the world prepared by International Union for conservation …
Untreated sewage allowed to flow into the rivers has been identified as a major reason for polluting country’s rivers, including the Yamuna. As governments and civic agencies in States like Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh draft plans and spend monies to stop the flow of untreated effluents into the rivers, …
Expressing “anguish” over the fact that Yamuna water in Delhi had become filthy despite thousands of crores being spent to improve its quality, the Supreme Court today said it was perhaps time to involve experts from Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) in the clean-up work and ensure adequate flow of …
Regretting that the Yamuna has no fresh water and what’s left in it is only filth, the Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre and state governments to consider infusing fresh water into the river in Delhi and NCR. A bench of Justices Swatanter Kumar and Madan B Lokur referred …
Expressing “anguish” that Yamuna water in Delhi has become filthy despite thousands of crores being spent on improving its quality, the Supreme Court on Tuesday appointed a committee of technical experts. It was perhaps time to involve experts from the Indian Institutes of Technology to suggest clean-up measures, said a …
The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought expert help from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) after being told by Central Pollution Control Board that despite Rs 5,000 crore spent to reduce pollution, the Yamuna is staring at a catastrophe as over 2,400 million litres of untreated sewage flow into it …
"It is a sorry state of affairs," the Supreme Court remarked today over failure of the project to clean Yamuna despite over Rs.12,000 crore being spent on it and suggested that the routing drainages of NCR region to a place outside Delhi be explored to stop release of waste in …
Delhi’s unauthorised colonies and urban villages are proving to be the bane of Yamuna. Making this revelation is a report prepared by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) which found that 45 per cent of Delhi’s population residing in its villages and unauthorised colonies (recently regularised) have no sewerage disposal …
Barapullah and Supplementary drains were to be cleaned by the method, no formal proposal yet. At a time when even the Supreme Court has expressed concern over the condition of the Yamuna, after being told that the river is “merely a drain (that) does not have fresh water after Wazirabad”, …
All parameters of water quality of the Yamuna indicate that it more or less resembles a drain, the Supreme Court said on Friday, directing authorities to make a joint effort to make the river pollution-free. “All authorities are expected to make some joint efforts to make Yamuna free of pollution,” …
Underlining the Cenotral Pollution Control Bard (CPCB) submission that the Yamuna turns into a drain after traversing through certain areas of Delhi, the Supreme Court on Friday called for a collective effort by all stakeholders to rectify the “pathetic” situation. “It is stated that Delhi does not have a proper …
Learning the right lessons from its success with the Aravalli and Yamuna Biodiversity Parks, the Delhi Development Authority on Wednesday announced plans to create four biodiversity parks spanning a total area of 10,000 hectares. DDA Engineer Member Ashok Khurana said that out of this, over 7,000 hectares will be a …
New Delhi: The city will soon have a special committee on biodiversity for 10,000 hectares designated for the purpose. In a meeting held recently, LG Tejendra Khanna announced the creation of the Delhi Biodiversity Foundation Society that will function as a registered body under the Delhi Development Authority. Officials said …
Justice Sachar writes to Sheila: “Consumers will have to pay more for services” A non-government organisation, the Water Privatisation-Commercialisation Resistance Committee (WPCRC), has written to Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit against privatising the water sector in the Capital. Drawing comparisons with privatisation of the power sector carried out earlier, the WPCRC …
Dumping, Encroachment Have Reduced Jahangirpuri Marshes By 400 Acres New Delhi: Environmentalists say that the Jahangirpuri marshes, located in the north, are one of Delhi’s three critical eco-systems, along with the Yamuna and the Ridge. However, while the latter have at least been protected by law, government agencies are not …
Around Rs. 4,400 crore has been spent towards treatment over the last 18 years The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought an explanation from the Centre, the Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana governments regarding the Yamuna continuing to be highly polluted despite around Rs. 4,400 crore having been spent over the …
Expressing disappointment over high levels of pollution in the Yamuna, the Supreme Court on Tuesday pulled up the Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh governments for little being done in the past 18 years for cleansing the river despite over `4,400 crores being spent for the purpose. “All the agencies have …
