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: On the first day of the Yamuna vigil organised by non-government organisation Yamuna Jiye Abhiyan at the Nizamuddin bridge here in the Capital, volunteers collected 21 packets of refuse which otherwise would have found their way into the river. A month-long vigil is being maintained on the bridge …
NEW DELHI: From this Tuesday (September 1), Delhiites will find it hard to dump waste and objects of religious significance into the Yamuna. A group of concerned citizens and school children have volunteered to
FOR several centuries the Ganga and Yamuna rivers have remained a lifeline for crores of people apart from supporting abundant aquatic life as well as other animals and birds. These rivers have been a source of reverence and inspiration for countless people and Ganga-Yamuna culture has left an indelible print …
A group of NGOs says that by treating waste locally, the city can make its drains clean as well as cut down pollution in Yamuna by 80% It could turn out to be the perfect solution for the Yamuna
After waiting for the nod from the Ministry of Urban Development for over a year now, the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has finally received the technical go-ahead for its ambitious plan of resuscitating the Yamuna
The Supreme Court has given the go-ahead for the Commonwealth Games Village on the Yamuna river bank. A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan set aside a 2008 Delhi High Court judgement directing the setting up of a committee to monitor the environmental impact of the project. …
Greater Noida, August 20 The Yamuna Expressway Authority seems to have resolved its disputes with the farmers. The agitating farmers had been stalling development projects for the last two years. Farmers of Noida and Greater Noida under the banner of BKU participated in a meeting with Yamuna Expressway Authority chairman …
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has asked the Haryana Mining Commissioner and the Director, Department of Mines and Geology, to look into the allegations of illegal sand removal from Yamuna riverbed. The directions by the Division Bench of Chief Justice Tirath Singh Thakur and Justice Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia follow …
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Tuesday underlined the importance of a unified approach for protection of the ridge in Delhi as her Government is facing difficulties due to multiplicity of authorities in the Capital city. She was speaking in a National Conference of Environment and Forest Ministers of States …
Who is responsible for the filth in the Yamuna? Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit says no work is getting done because too many government agencies are meddling with the river; not to mention the Centre-sponsored delays. Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh says sewage treatment plants are not functioning to …
NEW DELHI: Noting that the Delhi Government was facing difficulties in protecting the Ridge due to multiplicity of authority, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Tuesday emphasised the need for a unified approach in dealing with the situation. Speaking at the National Conference of Environment and Forest Ministers of States here, …
DDA decided to declare Nehru Place a `No Hawking Zone' . It will also take up construction of 10,000 houses for the poor under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission. The Delhi Development Authority on Monday passed the draft zonal plans for Yamuna river bed (zone"O") and Rohini area …
NEW DELHI: Continuing its efforts backed by aid money to clean the Yamuna, the Delhi Jal Board on Thursday initiated another plan to try and save the dying river. This time round the Board has roped in six non-government agencies to involve the masses in the cleaning operation. The Board …
After spending crores of rupees on cleansing the Yamuna passing through Delhi, the government on Thursday launched yet another programme of public awareness involving schoolchildren and NGOs. The idea, officials say, is to reach out to and involve the citizens of Delhi in the cleaning the Yamuna.
RASHME SEHGAL The recent Supreme Court judgment giving a go ahead to the construction of the Games Village has opened the doors for further construction along the Yamuna bank. The Delhi Master Plan already spells out new land uses along the banks which is expected to lead to eventual canalisation …
The CSE news report on proposal of Noida Development Authority to construct multi storey buildings on a site that is part of the Yamuna flood plain and is defined as agricultural land. It is feared that, this will reduce groundwater recharge & also disturb biodiversity of the Okhla bird sanctuary. …
A report filed by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) in the Supreme Court has heavily criticised the Delhi Jal Board's plan to install interceptors for preventing pollution in the Yamuna. The report found lacunae not only in terms of quality assurance but also the fact that the project, …
New Delhi: Yamuna Satyagraha would have completed two years of its protests against construction on the riverbed. After the SC judgment on Thursday, the events were cancelled. Environmentalists were left aghast at the court
