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Delhi flags Yamuna fish deaths to Haryana, calls for curbing effluent dumping

Dead fish spotted over the past week at Rawta village (HT Photo)

Published 80 days ago

Toxic mix of effluents causing mass fish deaths in Delhi's Najafgarh drain: Activist

Toxic mix of effluents causing mass fish deaths in Delhi's Najafgarh drain: Activist

Published 82 days ago

Dead fish on Delhi’s Yamuna raises effluent concern again

Experts attributed the mass mortality to a dip in dissolved oxygen. (HT Photo)

Published 83 days ago

Cauliflower cultivation sees rise, but farming near toxic water flags concerns

Cauliflower farming has flourished in Dichaon Kalan, however, concern persists as some farmers are forced to use polluted drain water for irrigation.

Published 85 days ago

Weed harvesters deployed in Najafgarh drain to keep Yamuna clean

Parvesh Verma flagging off the machinery in Najafgarh drain near Punjabi Bagh bridge. (Vipin Kumar/HT Photo)

Published 100 days ago

GMDA told to curb flooding in Sector 107 along Najafgarh drain

Directions follow review meet on drains, waste; overflow risk from Najafgarh drain impacts nearby villages during heavy rain (Parveen Kumar/HT)

Published 103 days ago

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta flags off four new desilting machines

CM Rekha Gupta and water minister Parvesh Kumar at the launch of the machines at Najafgarh drain. (Vipin Kumar/HT Photo)

Updated 122 days ago

Delhi CM Gupta launches amphibious excavator machines to clean Najafgarh drain

Delhi CM Gupta launches amphibious excavator machines to clean Najafgarh drain

Published 122 days ago

Delhi govt plans to convert 50-acre garbage dumping ground into Atal Memorial Garden

Delhi govt plans to convert 50-acre garbage dumping ground into Atal Memorial Garden

Published 130 days ago

Survey finds 9.1 million cubic metres of silt choking Najafgarh drain

The Najafgarh drain is 57.14km long and has a complex system of 150 big and small drains. (HT Archive)

Updated 132 days ago

Delhi govt clears ₹453.9 crore for two-lane, 61km road along Najafgarh drain

A view of Najafgarh drain area at sector-108 near Woodshire residential society.

Published 139 days ago

Delhi govt to construct road along Najafgarh drain to improve connectivity: CM

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta.

Updated 139 days ago

GMDA approves reconstruction of stormwater drain at ₹34cr

According to officials, the drain aims to prevent waterlogging in sectors 21, 22, 24, Palam Vihar, Udyog Vihar and adjoining areas. (Parveen Kumar/Hindustan Times)

Published 144 days ago

Delhi govt deploys new desilting machinery in Najafgarh drain

The amphibian multipurpose dredger has been branded “Watermaster”. (HT Photo)

Published 178 days ago

Delhi to deploy 32 high-capacity machines to clean Yamuna drains

The initiative focuses on intercepting pollution at its source through large-scale mechanical desilting and the removal of sludge, solid waste and aquatic weeds from major drains before they discharge into the Yamuna. (ANI)

Published 208 days ago

I&FC approves drain desilting, road projects to improve Delhi mobility

Officials emphasised the importance of widening and constructing two-lane rigid pavement service roads on both banks of the Najafgarh drain, from Chhawla Bridge and Basaidarapur to Jhatikra. (HT Archive)

Published 214 days ago

Delhi to deploy dredging machine from Finland for Yamuna, Najafgarh drain clean-up

Officials said the project aims to restore the river’s natural flow, improve flood resilience, and ease pressure on regulator drains. (HT archive)

Published 264 days ago

Admin to construct drain to divert storm water from Gurugram

The GMDA has been asked to check the feasibility of a drain from Gurugram to Bhondsi for diverting water without the use of mechanical pumping.

Published 270 days ago

‘MoEFCC should explain steps it took to restore Najafgarh drain’

Polluted Najafgarh drain merges in the Yamuna. (HT Photo)

Published 274 days ago

Delhi to procure two amphibious excavators to clean Yamuna drains, fight pollution

Delhi to procure two amphibious excavators to clean Yamuna drains, fight pollution

Published 301 days ago

GMDA to revive ponds to prevent waterlogging in city

A view of Basai Pond in Gurugram on Friday. (Parveen Kumar/HT)

Published 304 days ago

Residents in Sector 107 forced to use tractors to reach flats amid waterlogging

A car stuck on a waterlogged stretch at Dharampur road in Sector 107 on Thursday. (Parveen Kumar/HT)

Published 312 days ago

Delhi Jal Board focuses on six drains to curb Yamuna pollution

The DJB has invited expression of interest, seeking technological solutions, to treat drains and sub-drains with direct outfall into the Sahibi (Najafgarh drain) and the Yamuna. (HT Archive)

Published 320 days ago

Delhi govt begins work on Najafgarh drain corridor to improve connectivity

Najafgarh drain flowing into the Yamuna near Sur Ghat in March 2025. (Sanjeev Verma/HT Photo)

Published 323 days ago

Delhi’s Najafgarh drain polluting Yamuna with 2x the sewage: Report

The most polluted 22km stretch of the Yamuna in Delhi, between Wazirabad and Okhla, receives effluents from dozens of drains, with Najafgarh and Shahdara being the most significant. (Sanchit Khanna/ Hindustan Times)

Published 363 days ago

Delhi govt renews push to rename Najafgarh drain as Sahibi river

The Sahibi River originates in Rajasthan, flows through Haryana, and enters Delhi before merging with the Yamuna. (Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo)

Published 381 days ago

Delhi govt to set up solar panels on Najafgarh drain

The 51-kilometre-long Najafgarh drain starts at Dhansa and joins the Yamuna near Wazirabad. (Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo)

Published 392 days ago

12 more STPs to treat sewage discharged from Najafgarh in Delhi

Najafgarh drain at Inderlok in New Delhi on April 29. (Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo)

Published 427 days ago

Bridge over Najafgarh in SW Delhi abandoned due to land acquisition failure

B7 Badusarai Bridge near Jhatikra village in Najafgarh, south west Delhi on March 19. (Vipin Kumar/HT Photo)

Published 470 days ago

Delhi woman strangled to death, dumped in Najafgarh drain; two held

Delhi woman strangled to death, dumped in Najafgarh drain; two held

Published 480 days ago

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