The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
Affidavit of compliance on behalf of the Government of NCT of Delhi in response to the National Green Tribunal dated July 7, 2020. The matter related to control of pollution and rejuvenation of river Yamuna in Delhi. The East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) has outsourced garbage management services in its …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Manoj Mishra Vs. Union of India & Others dated 25/07/2018 regarding pollution in river Yamuna. On 13th January 2015 NGT had passed an Order for setting up and operationalising STPs to overcome the deficiency in treating the sewerage being discharged …
To address the issue of pollution in the River Yamuna, the city government is mulling to undertake a fresh review of cleaning and rejuvenation that will specifically check disposal of untreated sewerage into the river, develop the river beds and flood plains, and raise the water table in Delhi. The …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on cleaning of Yamuna, 23/07/2015. For pollution abatement of river Yamuna, financial assistance is being provided to Haryana, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh since 1993 in a phased manner under the Yamuna Action Plan (YAP). The major works under JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) assisted YAP …
The Economic Survey has highlighted poor water quality of the Yamuna river while pointing out that the river crossing the Capital was polluted by the flow of untreated sewage and discharge of industrial effluents. The annual average of Dissolved Oxygen ranged from 0.20mg/l (milligrams per litre) at Shahdara to 8.48 …
Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti today said a meeting of Upper Yamuna River Board has been called on March 20 to amicably sort out various issues related to the river among UP, Haryana, Rajasthan and Delhi. Addressing a group of Yamuna Muktikaran Padyatrees near Palwal at Haryana, she said …
A study by The Energy and Resources Institute (Teri) has found that Yamuna needs approximately 3.46 billion litres per day (BLD) of fresh flow of water to be able to sustain aquatic life and support day-to-day activities of people living on its banks. The figure is almost equivalent to the …
In a significant move to control pollution in the Yamuna, the city administration has undertaken a comprehensive project that will include water transportation and beautification of all the ghats in Delhi. The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) will spend over Rs 25,000 crores to set up an “interceptor sewer project” to …
Installing more sewage and effluent treatment plants and restricting the discharge of untreated wastewater into drains are among the recommendations of a high-power committee convened by Lieutenant-Governor Najeeb Jung to clean the polluted Yamuna river in Delhi. The panel's recommendations come at a time when there are already reports of …
The Environment ministry said it has approved the phase III of Yamuna Action Plan (YAP) for Delhi besides sanctioning two projects of pollution abatement for the river in Sonepat and Panipat in Haryana. "The YAP Phase III project for Delhi has been approved by the ministry at an estimated cost …
The Environment ministry said it has approved the phase III of Yamuna Action Plan (YAP) for Delhi besides sanctioning two projects of pollution abatement for the river in Sonepat and Panipat in Haryana. "The YAP Phase III project for Delhi has been approved by the ministry at an estimated cost …
New Delhi: After over a month of National Green Tribunal’s order, which had directed the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) to come up with a plan for the beautification and preservation of the Yamuna, MoEF has failed to submit its plan. NGT on Tuesday was hearing a case against …
New Delhi: With the assembly elections scheduled for later this year, Delhi Jal Board has earmarked 39% of its Rs 1,665 crore budget for 2013-14 for urban water supply. The focus of their work this year, as has been for the past few years, is improving sewage and sanitation for …
New Delhi: MPs united across party lines to express concern over pollution in the Yamuna after leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj raised the issue, saying the river had become thoroughly polluted despite thousands of crores being spent on cleaning it. Congress, BJP, SP, BSP and RJD members …
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 …
Noting that the Yamuna remains polluted despite crores being spent on cleaning the river, the Supreme Court on Tuesday sought a response from all stakeholders on “what fruitful purpose has been achieved” after putting in so much money. “Where has all this money gone? We don’t see any improvement in …
Singapore Managed To Clean Its Lifeline In 10 Years But Delhi Is Letting Its Yamuna Die A Slow Death New Delhi: Delhi and Singapore have very little in common geographically. The only thing linking the two was their dependence on rivers running through their midst. Yamuna turned into a sewage …
