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.
“Water is a gift from God, we must preserve this nectar,” says Satguru Mata Sudiksha Ji.
Lashing out at the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over the state of Yamuna, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Shehzad Poonawalla said the ruling party had failed to deliver his promise of cleaning the river.
Devotees offered 'Araghya' to the rising sun as toxic foam floated on the surface of the polluted Yamuna river during Chhath Puja celebrations at Kalindi Kunj, in the national capital, on Monday morning.
The teenagers were identified as Rishu, 14, Shivam,13, and Rupesh, 13, all students of same school.
One of the reasons for the rise is being attributed to Friday night's heavy rainfall, the CWC said.
