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 …
New Delhi: Union environment minister Jairam Ramesh set the cat among the pigeons on Friday when he said the Akshardham Temple, a project dear to BJP leader L K Advani, and the Commonwealth Games Village should not have been given environmental clearance as they have come up on the Yamuna …
NEW DELHI: Neither the Commonwealth Games Village nor the Akshardham Temple should have been allowed to be built on the banks of the Yamuna, according to Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh. He proposes to issue a River Regulation Zone notification to protect riverbeds from such harmful constructions in the future.
NEW DELHI, 7 JAN: The Akshardham Temple, built on banks of Yamuna River here, lacks environmental clearance, environment minister Mr Jairam Ramesh said today but conceded that nothing could be done about it now.
New Delhi: An interactive model of a house with details of which activity consumes how much water and a machine that will tell you how much of your body weight comprises of water are just some of the exhibits at the water and waste water gallery that was launched at …
Smriti Kak Ramachandran NEW DELHI: The Delhi Urban Arts Commission has asked the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation to stop all construction work at its staff housing project on the banks of the Yamuna. The DMRC is building a residential complex of 93 flats for its operations and maintenance staff on …
The solar powered UV disinfection plant was developed and installed at Haiderpur Waterworks, Delhi Jal Board. It was evaluated for treatment of microbial contamination of western Yamuna canal water for different microbial count and turbidity and flow rates.
Delhi urban development and finance minister A. K. Walia today underlined the need to find a permanent solution to the problem of accumulation of water at various places across M. B. Pushta Road. He also made it clear that a feasible solution is a must otherwise a number of colonies …
A clogged sewerage system and a massive rise in the water table from a depth of about 40 to 50 feet to a mere four to five feet are now posing a major threat to buildings in several parts of East Delhi, Urban Development and Finance Minister A.K. Walia said …
Non-government activists campaigning for the conservation of the Yamuna flood-plains say they feel let down that a temporary bus shelter on the river-bed that should have been dismantled after the Commonwealth Games is likely to remain there. Convenor of the NGO Yamuna Jiye Abhiyan, Manoj Misra, has written to Chief …
The collapse of a five-storey building and the tragic loss of life at Lalita Park in Laxmi Nagar on Monday night have again drawn attention to concerns about the feasibility of allowing constructions on the Yamuna floodplains. Activists who have been campaigning for a ban on all constructions on the …
NEW DELHI: A sprawling residential complex being constructed by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation and a temporary bus shelter built by the Delhi Transport Corporation were inspected by the Delhi Urban Arts Commission in the Capital on Wednesday. These buildings, ostensibly with
New Delhi: With reports of several unauthorized constructions and occupation of the Yamuna riverbed pouring in, Delhi Urban Arts Commission (DUAC) has decided to undertake an inspection of the riverbed on Wednesday. K T Ravindran, chairman, DUAC, told TOI that members would go around to see what new constructions had …
New Delhi: The 2010 Commonwealth Games is over. But another set of foreign visitors will be flying in shortly to the capital. Like every winter, the city
Good monsoon this year has ensured that the Yamuna is finally full in the Delhi stretch after a gap of 30 years. Taking note of this, the Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh has written to Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit
New Delhi: The National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) has formulated a concept paper for water augmentation in the 22km stretch of the Yamuna that flows through the capital. In a letter written recently to chief minister Sheila Dikshit, minister of environment and forests Jairam Ramesh has asked the Delhi …
New Delhi: The National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) has formulated a concept paper for water augmentation in the 22km stretch of the Yamuna that flows through the capital. In a letter written recently to chief minister Sheila Dikshit, minister of environment and forests Jairam Ramesh has asked the Delhi …
L-G & CM At Helm, It Suggests Several Measures New Delhi: A high-powered committee has recommended that a Yamuna River Development Authority should be constituted along the lines of the Ganga authority that will be responsible for the entire stretch of the river from Yamunotri
