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Himachal Pradesh, UP 'back out' from plan to give extra water to Delhi; Haryana not keen either

NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh have "backed out" from plans to give extra water to Delhi, while Haryana is not keen to pursue a water exchange proposal with the national capital, according to officials. Proposals involving Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh were being pursued since 2019. The two…

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Pond level dips in Delhi, water supply crisis worsens

NEW DELHI: The water supply situation in the national capital has deteriorated further as the Wazirabad pond level has now dropped to 668.3 feet, the lowest this year, against the normal of 674.5 feet. “Since the Yamuna river is almost dry, we are diverting water from the Carrier Lined Canal…

The Times of India

Possible to clean Yamuna to bathing standards by 2025: Experts

“Delhi does not have enough water downstream the Wazirabad Barrage to maintain environmental flow in the river.”

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Seven of Noida family dead in UP expressway crash

AGRA : Seven members of a Noida-based family were killed and two others critically injured in an accident on the Yamuna expressway on Saturday morning. Their car, a Maruti Wagon R, was hit by an unidentified vehicle near milestone 68 in Mathura’s Naujheel area around 4 am. Those who died…

The Times of India

UP: Soil fertility dips in Doab belt, will affect productivity, say officials

MEERUT: The rampant use of pesticides and fertilizers has reduced the soil fertility of the Doab region, an agricultural land between Yamuna and Ganga, according to officials from the soil testing department in Meerut.

The Times of India

Delhi: Bodies of 3 boys drowned in Yamuna recovered, 1 still missing

NEW DELHI: Delhi police on Thursday said it has recovered three bodies after four boys had drowned in Yamuna near Kalindi Kunj on Wednesday. The rescue operation, senior officials said, was underway to trace the fourth boy.

The Times of India

Delhi: 13-year-old drowns in Yamuna river; 3 friends missing

NEW DELHI: Body of a 13-year-old child was recovered from Yamuna river while the search is on to trace his three friends who are reportedly missing since Wednesday afternoon, police said.

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Delhi cops rescue law student trying to end life by jumping into river

NEW DELHI: Alert cops saved the life of a law student who attempted suicide by jumping into Yamuna on Saturday.

The Times of India

No dirty water will flow into Yamuna by December-end: NMCG official

No dirty water will be flowing into the Yamuna by December-end as all drains carrying sewage into the river will be tapped, a senior official said.

The Hindu

DM stops levelling of Yamuna ravines; seeks report from DFO

AGRA: Following a TOI report on the restructuring of the eco-sensitive Yamuna ravines around 800 metres away from the iconic Taj Mahal, the Agra district magistrate (DM) directed the forest department to stop the work and sought a report from the district forest officer (DFO).

The Times of India

Delhi: Rain in excess, but Yamuna pollution still rises, says report

NEW DELHI: The record rainfall this January and February did nothing to dilute the pollution in the Yamuna, reveals the monthly status report. In fact, the analysis by Delhi Pollution Control Committee found the water quality worsened from December to February.

The Times of India

Yamuna pollution: DJB approves project to lay 575 km of sewer line in unauthorised colonies

NEW DELHI: In a major step to reduce pollution in the Yamuna River, the Delhi Jal Board on Saturday approved a project to lay 575 kilometres of sewer line in unauthorised colonies in the national capital. Sewer lines will be laid in Shahbad, Sangam Vihar, Jafarpur, Galibpur, Sarangpur, Goyal Vihar,…

The Times of India

Agra: Eco-sensitive Yamuna ravines near Taj Mahal being 'destroyed systematically'

AGRA: The forest dept in Agra is restructuring the eco-sensitive Yamuna ravines around 800 meters away from the Taj Mahal. Earth movers are being used to dig soil and level ravines behind the Taj nature walk park. Local residents claim that large-scale illegal soil mining is being done in the…

The Times of India

Agra: Security fencing around Taj Mahal's rear to be upgraded

AGRA: To enhance the security of Taj Mahal from its rear side facing Yamuna river, Archeological Survey of India (ASI) has decided to replace the existing barbed wire fencing with a wire mesh and concertina coils on the top, in nearly 300 meters of area around the monument.

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Sands of time: Get up close with nature amid revamp of Yamuna floodplain

NEW DELHI: Delhi Development Authority's two-week long programme to celebrate the 75 years of India's independence through events themed on the rejuvenation of the Yamuna floodplain kicked off on Saturday.

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Prayagraj: 9 lakh converge at Sangam for Maghi Purnima snan

PRAYAGRAJ: An estimated 9 lakh devotees, seers, saints and kalpwasis took a holy dip in Sangam — the confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers — on the fifth and second last snan of the ongoing Magh Mela on Wednesday.

The Times of India

Delhi: 7 plants to stop 248mgd of sewage from flowing into Yamuna every day

NEW DELHI: The much-awaited and ambitious Interceptor Sewage Project (ISP), touted to be the game-changer for Yamuna’s pollution problems, has been completed by Delhi government.

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Capital life in times of floods

As heavy rains ravage many states in North India, a flood alert was issued earlier this week in parts of Delhi, Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh. The Delhi government issued an advisory stating, “People in low-lying areas to vacate their place as the water level neared warning level in the Yamuna river.”

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Monster city

“There once was a fair city, among cities of the world, the first in fame, it hath been ruined and laid desolate, to that city I belong, Delhi is its name.” So, said the renowned poet Mir Taqi Mir, over 200 years ago. If Mir were alive today, he would…

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Delhi’s Yamuna: A huge septic tank

Delhi has found new ways of contaminating the Yamuna river: electronic waste. As also the subsoil and ground water: A United Nations-backed study pointed out that India generated nearly 5 per cent of electronic waste produced globally in 2016.

Newslaundry

Sri Sri versus NGT: And the Yamuna loses

On April 20, spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar shared pictures of a project launched to clean seven Maharashtrian rivers on Twitter. Irony died a thousand deaths 30 minutes later as Shankar went on a rampage on the micro-blogging site against the National Green Tribunal (NGT). He was possibly less-than-pleased by the…

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Passing The Buck: AoL’s affidavit to the NGT has more holes than the flood plain

Ironically, the man to whom these profound words of wisdom are attributed heads an organisation that appears to have blatantly lied to the court. Newslaundry has evidence that “educational and humanitarian movement” of Art of Living (AoL), which makes more than Rs 80 crore in revenue and is headed by…

Newslaundry

AoL vs NGT: The Art of Living and Gassing

Most of us know how messy a house gets after a party, or a banquet hall after hosting a wedding. Now imagine the same for a river floodplain, which – unlike a banquet hall – isn’t meant to host grand parties, let alone a World Cultural Festival (WCF) with a…

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The art of killing a river: The courtroom drama that led to the NGT verdict against Art of Living

Seventy four species of macrophytes, 90 species of phytoplankton, 62 species of zooplankton, 55 species of benthos, 36 fish species and 131 bird. A natural thermostat for the city. One ancient river.

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