Yamuna

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding waste disposal in Ghazipur drain, Delhi, 28/05/2025

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 …

Drive to cleanse Yamuna mooted

Feb. 4: After the failure of government agencies to clean Yamuna, spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar has announced a three-month campaign to clean the river. The campaign "My Yamuna, My Dilli" has been organised in the wake of the Central Pollution Control Board

Report shows Yamunas dirty faece

River Filled With Excreta, Devoid Of Oxygen: Pollution Control Board Survey New Delhi: We all know Yamuna water is not fit for bathing, let alone drinking. But the latest report from the Central Pollution Control Board, sure to raise a stink before the Commonwealth Games in the capital, says the …

Comparative study of physical, chemical and biological parameters in the pre and post refinery zone of Yamuna river during Oct 2001 and Dec 2002

The work outlined in this paper mainly deals with the monitoring of Yamuna river water from pre and post refinery zone for the periods October 2001 and December 2002. A comparative account of physico-chemical and biological investigations of Yamuna river water in pre and post refinery zone of Mathura during …

Record makers to be at Taj for 'save Yamuna campaign'

In a novel initiative, record holders from all over India will gather at the Taj Mahal March 22 to campaign for cleaning river Yamuna. A new platform -- World Record Holders Organisation -- launched here Friday, announced the initiative. The organisation brings all Guinness World Records, Limca and India Book …

Humble dhobighat set for makeover

Dhobi Ghats in Delhi are all set for a makeover. Under the Yamuna Action Plan II, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi is initiating a pilot project wherein the washerman will be provided with hi-tech equipment and machinery for laundry work and treatment plants will be installed to recycle the wastewater …

Rivers in western Uttar Pradesh dangerously polluted

Six rivers in western Uttar Pradesh, including the Yamuna, are now so polluted that they should be classified as dead, says a new study. The study, carried out by local NGO Neer Foundation as part of a project of the World Water Monitoring Day Organisation, found that six of the …

Civil engineering for a social planet

THE Delhi chief minister has already conceded that a scheme to save the Yamuna from untreated sewage will not be completed in time for the Commonwealth Games in 2010. A clutch of companies have claimed they can help Delhi meet the deadline. They are asking for a fair chance. The …

Noida e-way: Over 5% hike for farmers land

7% Land Will Be Returned After Work Is Over Dwaipayan Ghosh | TNN Greater Noida: In a bid to smoothen the process of getting land for Greater Noida-Agra Expressway project, the Yamuna Expressway Authority (YEA) has announced it will hike its rates to acquire land by 5.63%. The move, aimed …

Yamuna Express way to be completed by Sep 30

The state government has declared that construction of 165 km long Yamuna Express way would be completed by September 30, 2010 and has asked the construction company to expedite the work. Government spokesman said that officials of the Department of Industrial development have held a meeting with the construction company …

Govt acquires wrong land, work on bridge halted

Mix-Up Blamed On File Numbers, Land For Link Road Project Has Been At Centre Of Tug-Of-War Between Delhi And UP TIMES NEWS NETWORK New Delhi: After acquiring 111 bighas belonging to the Uttar Pradesh government under a special clause for the construction of the UP Link Road, a mistake on …

Miners in Yamuna thrive on UP lease

Delhi Raid Stalled By Uttar Pradesh Govt Officials On Jurisdiction And Legality Issues New Delhi: On a man-made island in the middle of the Yamuna next to Pachaira village in UP, officials from UP and Delhi spent about seven hours on Wednesday trying to figure out whom the land belonged …

Japanese team visits Yamuna project sites

NEW DELHI: A team of experts from the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) visited six project sites under the Yamuna Action Plan II aimed at cleaning the river Yamuna on Wednesday. The projects are being overseen by the Delhi Jal Board.The work at these sites involves rehabilitation and installation of …

Delhi not husbanding, tracking water sources

Conservation, metering, end-use languish under deficit-ridden Board. Delhi gets more water than Paris, according to a report of the Planning Commission. If the national average water supply for cities is 140 litres per capita, Delhiites guzzle 240 litres per capita. But in certain parts of Delhi, like the south, and …

Green signal for Yamuna Expressway

The Union Forest and Environment ministry has given a go ahead for construction of Yamuna Expressway after state government promised to plant and maintain 10,600 trees in next one year along the proposed Expressway. A highly placed source told The Pioneer here on Thursday that the Union Forest ministry has …

Canada offers green technology to clean river Yamuna

Canada has offered eco-friendly technologies to clean and conserve holy Yamuna river in Delhi, that provides drinking water to about 57 million people in the country. River Yamuna. AP"Canada would like an opportunity to demonstrate before 2010 Commonwealth Games begins in Delhi how its technology could change the outlook of …

Water bills set to rise over 100% in new yr

First 6,000 Litres No Longer Free TIMES NEWS NETWORK New Delhi: Get ready to pay more for water in the new year. From being the city with the lowest water tariff, Delhi is set to charge the highest (Rs 470) among the four metros for households using up more than …

Recharging the floodplain

Vikram Soni et al. explain a scheme for large-scale natural water storage in the Yamuna floodplains near Delhi. If the water is made to percolate in the aquifer by construction of several barrages and tens of kilometres of bunds, then it cannot be called a

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