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Water surges in Delhi's Yamuna after heavy rain, crosses warning level in Hindon

At the Yamuna’s monitoring point at Delhi’s Old Railway Bridge, the water level reached 204.06 metres at 8pm, just 44cm below the warning mark of 204.50 metres. Meanwhile, the Hindon crossed its warning level of 195.76 metres at 8pm at the river’s Noida base station.

Updated on Aug 09, 2026 09:13 am IST

Yamuna rises after season's highest Hathnikund release

New Delhi, Jul 23 (ANI): A fisherman is fishing at Wazirabad's Yamuna River, in New Delhi on Wednesday. (ANI Photo)

Updated on Aug 06, 2026 02:34 pm IST

Lead above safe limit in vegetables grown on Delhi floodplains: Study

The study assessed heavy metal contamination in vegetables grown on the Yamuna floodplains and the potential health risks associated with consuming them. (HT)

Updated on Aug 04, 2026 09:43 am IST

Two more bodies recovered from Yamuna in Delhi; search to continue for fourth body

One body was recovered late Monday, police said. (ANI)

Published on Jul 29, 2026 07:42 pm IST

One drowns, 3 missing in Yamuna at Geeta Colony

Search operations were halted around 10pm on Monday due to darkness and were to resume on Tuesday morning. (ANI)

Published on Jul 29, 2026 07:42 pm IST

1 dead, 3 missing after four children enter Yamuna for a bath in Delhi

One youth has been recovered, while a search operation is underway to trace the remaining three.

Updated on Jul 29, 2026 07:42 pm IST

Drain discharge in Yamuna rises 76% more than estimated: Delhi Jal Board

The 22-km stretch of the Yamuna from Wazirabad to Okhla in Delhi contributes the most to its overall pollution load.

Updated on Jul 15, 2026 08:06 am IST

At least 6 kids suspected to have drowned in 2 separate incidents in Delhi

(Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Published on Jul 13, 2026 08:09 am IST

11 Haryana drains dump 300 MLD of untreated effluents into Yamuna

HSPCB chairman said that out of 11 major drains discharging into Yamuna, seven have shown considerable improvement in water quality over the past year.

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Published on Jul 10, 2026 09:03 am IST

Delhiwale: Noida dreaming

The most poetically named place in the Delhi region may well be Noida’s Pari Chowk, the Intersection of Fairies. (HT Photo)

Published on Jul 08, 2026 08:03 am IST

Delhiwale: Before we talk of the rising inches

Delhiwale: Before we talk of the rising inches

Published on Jun 30, 2026 03:40 am IST

Man jumps into Yamuna from DND flyway, search operation launched

The family members of the missing person also told police that he jumped into the Yamuna from the bridge, prompting rescue teams to launch a search operation.

Updated on Jun 29, 2026 02:59 pm IST

Delhi CM joins floodplain cleaning drive along Yamuna

The collected materials, Gupta said, will undergo scientific and systematic recycling (Hindustan Times)

Published on Jun 29, 2026 03:26 am IST

Govt identifies 8 hotspots along Yamuna for monsoon flood monitoring

Locations, identified include Sonia Vihar, Yamuna Bazar, Jagatpur Bund, the ITO Barrage, the LF Bund near Shastri Nagar, Power House Bund and a vulnerable stretch near Sungarpur in Burari. (HT Archive)

Published on Jun 25, 2026 02:10 pm IST

In plan for two new bridges, a nod to Capital’s historical legacy

The stairs leading to the gate of Delhi's Signature Bridge lift

Updated on Jun 19, 2026 11:07 am IST

‘No deity will be pleased if Yamuna is polluted’: Delhi CM at cleanliness drive

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta said the government will carry out its duties with full diligence, and we, as citizens, should fulfil our responsibilities.

Published on Jun 15, 2026 07:00 am IST

Delhi Jal Board initiates ₹500cr project to improve Yamuna’s e-flow

Delhi Jal Board initiates ₹500cr project to improve Yamuna’s e-flow

Published on Jun 15, 2026 03:20 am IST

Yamuna clean up pitch asks firms to adopt drains, fund wastewater treatment

A partially dried-up river bed of Yamuna is pictured on a hot summer day in New Delhi.

Published on Jun 12, 2026 09:34 am IST

O-Zone buildings to stay, no new projects, says Delhi CM

A signboard installed by the Flood and Irrigation Department declares the area as falling under Zone O of the Yamuna floodplains, where construction is prohibited, at Sonia Vihar in New Delhi, India, on Tuesday, June 9, 2026.

Updated on Jun 10, 2026 08:31 am IST

Haryana sets a December 2027 deadline for Yamuna water improvement projects

Haryana Chief Secretary Anurag Rastogi directs departments to accelerate implementation of projects aimed at improving water quality of Yamuna and its tributaries

Published on Jun 09, 2026 04:29 pm IST

Why Delhi's water crisis keeps returning to the same chokepoint

Water levels in Yamuna drop during peak summer months.

Updated on Jul 21, 2026 05:08 pm IST

Amid Delhi water crisis, CM orders emergency measures: Tanker ops, monitor leaks

According to figures presented during the meeting, the DJB helpline received 11,055 complaints in the last week, of which over 8,500 have been resolved.

Published on May 31, 2026 08:48 am IST

Water crisis continues in Delhi as supply hit for over a week in several pockets

AAP supporters stage a matka phod protest against the Delhi government and the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) over the water crisis outside the Mayur Vihar DJB office in New Delhi. (Photo by Raj K Raj / Hindustan Times)

Updated on May 30, 2026 06:44 am IST

Parched Delhi to push Haryana for water via the Somb route

As temperatures soar across the capital, several pockets of South and Central Delhi are facing acute water shortages, leaving thousands of families dependent on the arrival of municipal tankers for their daily needs.

Updated on May 29, 2026 06:29 am IST

Receding Yamuna reveals idols, waste along riverbed

A view of idols, posters and worship materials lying amid filth on the banks of the Yamuna River at Ramghat

Published on May 28, 2026 12:44 pm IST

Yamuna level nears historic low of 667 feet, Delhi starts to feel the pinch

Localities in New Delhi also started feeling the pinch on Tuesday.

Updated on May 27, 2026 09:54 am IST

Delhi ferry project delayed as 5km route in Yamuna becomes largely dry

A view of a cruise in the dry Yamuna River at Wazirabad as water levels decline due to rising temperatures. (RAJ K RAJ /HT PHOTO)

Updated on May 27, 2026 10:11 am IST

3 drown while bathing in Yamuna in Karnal

Divers and the district administration recovered the bodies of three men who drowned while bathing in the Yamuna near Lalpura Ghat in Karnal on Ganga Dussehra on Monday.

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Published on May 26, 2026 07:48 am IST

At Delhi's Wazirabad, ‘even kids can cross’ Yamuna due to low water level

The inspection point at the barrage, from where water levels are measured, is running dry till its base.

Updated on May 26, 2026 06:25 am IST

Scientifically Speaking: The evolving map of Cholera

Cholera has caused seven pandemics in the last two centuries. (Representative file photo)

Published on May 25, 2026 01:03 pm IST

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