The Latest Breaking News from Yamuna

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.”

The Hindu · May 11, 2022

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 · May 7, 2022

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 · May 6, 2022

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 · Mar 9, 2022

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 · Mar 5, 2022

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 · Mar 5, 2022

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 · Mar 5, 2022

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.

The Times of India · Feb 24, 2022

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.

The Times of India · Feb 19, 2022

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 · Feb 16, 2022