In a historic step towards making the Yamuna River clean and free-flowing, Delhi has made a significant advancement in sewage treatment.
For cleaning River Yamuna and improving other facilities in the water and sanitation sector, the Delhi government will spend Rs 9,000 crore, as announced in the budget.
Delhi Congress chief Devender Yadav on Wednesday took a jibe at the BJP government after it signed an MoU for ferry services and cruise tourism on the Yamuna, saying the ruling dispensation should first take effective steps to clean-up the “polluted” river.
After an inspection of the Yamuna on boat at Signature Bridge and ITO Barrage, Delhi Irrigation and Flood Control Minister Parvesh Verma said 1,300 tonnes of refuse has been extracted from the waterway in the last ten days to pave the way for a ferry service being planned by the government.
BJP leader and MLA from Shalimar Bagh, Rekha Gupta, is set to become the new Chief Minister of Delhi. She and six newly appointed ministers will take the oath of office today.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah assured the people of Delhi during a public meeting on Saturday that if they elect the BJP to power, he will come and take a dip in the Yamuna river with them to celebrate Chhath after two years.
The Indian Youth Congress (IYC), on Friday, staged a protest against former chief minister and AAP's national convenor Arvind Kejriwal for his failure to keep his promise of cleaning the Yamuna river.
The Election Commission of India on Thursday rejected the explanation given by AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal on his poisoning of Yamuna water remarks, saying he has not given any factual evidence to support his claim and gave him another opportunity for filing a specific and pointed response by 11 am on Friday.
Delhi Chief Minister Atishi and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann met the Chief Election Commissioner on Tuesday, alleging that the BJP-ruled Haryana government is supplying toxic water to Delhi, and urged the poll panel to form a joint team of engineers from both states and EC representatives to investigate the matter related to rising ammonia levels in the river.
Arvind Kejriwal, on Monday, accused the BJP government in Haryana of releasing toxic water through River Yamuna that could have caused a catastrophy in Delhi leading to even deaths.
