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Pollution watchdog CPCB seeks solution to high ammonia content in Yamuna within 1 month

CPCB convened a meeting on January 4, with the officials of Delhi and Haryana to discuss the recurring issue of increase in Ammoniacal Nitrogen in the Yamuna and short and long term remedial actions required.

Updated on Jan 5, 2021, 8:38 PM IST

Raghav Chadha urges CPCB to intervene as Yamuna pollution rises

Chadha urged the CPCB and the Upper Yamuna River Board to take immediate cognisance of the “nonchalant” attitude of the Haryana government and take remedial measures.

Published on Dec 29, 2020, 2:56 PM IST

Five burn to death after Yamuna e-way car crash

Police personnel near the charred remains of a car which collided with a tanker truck on the Yamuna Expressway under Khandauli police station in Agra district, in the wee hours of Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020. Five people travelling in the car were charred to death.

Updated on Dec 23, 2020, 3:10 AM IST

Only three effluent treatment plants along Yamuna meet standards: NGT-appointed panel

A man rows a boat in the heavily polluted waters of the Yamuna at Kalindi Kunj.

Updated on Nov 29, 2020, 11:53 PM IST

High ammonia content in Yamuna; water supply likely to be hit in Delhi

“Water may be available at low pressure till the ammonia level in the river reduces to a treatable limit,” the Delhi Jal Board said in a statement.

Published on Nov 26, 2020, 10:48 PM IST

Delhi govt to treat polluted water coming from Haryana, Uttar Pradesh in drains itself

NCC cadets clean the banks of Yamuna river.

Updated on Nov 19, 2020, 5:44 AM IST

To make Yamuna pollution-free by 2023, DJB working out a concrete plan: CM

The river remains heavily polluted inmost parts of the year mainly because of a huge volume of untreated sewage and industrial effluents being discharged directly into it.

Updated on Nov 19, 2020, 7:28 AM IST

Delhi L-G tells DDA to remove debris from Yamuna floodplains

Delhi L-G Anil Baijal.

Updated on Nov 18, 2020, 5:11 PM IST

News updates from Hindustan Times: ‘Iconic structure’ planned near Yamuna, Central Vista length to double and all the latest news

The Central government has decided to build an ‘iconic structure’ called the ‘Nav Bharat Udyan’, or New India Garden, next to the Yamuna river bank

Updated on Nov 12, 2020, 9:11 PM IST

‘Iconic structure’ planned near Yamuna as part of Central Vista project

The proposed plan map. (HT Photo)

Updated on Nov 12, 2020, 9:43 PM IST

DJB to appoint pvt operators to manage water, sewer in different city zones

Ankit Srivastava, DJB technical advisor, explained that the services are not being privatised and no layoffs will be done within the water utility.

Updated on Sep 24, 2020, 11:07 PM IST

Yamuna river flowing close to warning mark

The water level of Yamuna has risen following heavy seasonal rainfall this year.

Updated on Aug 30, 2020, 3:07 PM IST

Delhi: Yamuna water level nears warning mark

The Delhi government’s Irrigation and Flood Control (I&FC) department officials said that the level recorded is much below the warning mark and might go up only if a higher volume of water is released, or if the national capital is lashed by heavy rains.

Updated on Aug 28, 2020, 1:42 PM IST

Yamuna’s water level rising; but likely to stay below: Report

Yamuna’s water level on Thursday was 203.77 metres at 10 am while it was 203.78 metres on Wednesday at 6pm at the Old Railway Bridge in Delhi, an official belonging to Delhi’s irrigation and flood control department said.

Updated on Aug 27, 2020, 1:03 PM IST

Light rain likely in Delhi today

The city is expected to receive moderate to heavy showers from Thursday morning.

Updated on Aug 27, 2020, 9:12 AM IST

Yamuna continues to flow near warning level in Delhi

Preparations are already underway in case a higher volume of water is released and evacuation operations need to be launched.

Updated on Aug 26, 2020, 12:35 PM IST

Yamuna continues to flow near warning level in Delhi; water level likely to increase further

The Delhi government had to launch evacuation and relief operations after the overflowing river submerged many low-lying areas.

Published on Aug 26, 2020, 11:17 AM IST

Two truckers booked for violating NGT norms in Yamunanagar

HT Image

Updated on Aug 24, 2020, 11:56 PM IST

Delhi: Yamuna water rises close to warning level

Preparations are already underway in case people living around the Yamuna need to be evacuated.

Updated on Aug 24, 2020, 12:28 PM IST

5th Metro bridge over Yamuna, for Majlis Park-Maujpur stretch

Construction work on for the bridge between Soorghat and Sonia Vihar.

Updated on Aug 17, 2020, 6:33 AM IST

Ganga activist on fast unto death in Haridwar gets support from Magsaysay awardee

Magsaysay award winner waterman Rajendra Singh during a seminar National Mission for Clean Ganga, organizing ‘Ganga Manthan- National Dialogue on Ganga’ at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi.

Updated on Aug 10, 2020, 5:36 PM IST

Noida authority demolishes encroachments on Yamuna floodplains, seeks action against ‘land mafia’

Those identified for the illegal acts are Dinesh Tyagi, Yaduvendra Singh and Kuldeep Sharma, among others.

Updated on Aug 6, 2020, 3:31 PM IST

Debris dumped on plains altering Yamuna’s flow

The sites inspected included areas underneath the bridges at Sarai Kale Khan, Mayur Vihar and the Signature Bridge.

Updated on Aug 1, 2020, 12:49 AM IST

Debris dumped on Yamuna floodplains and river bed, NGT asks pollution body to file report

As per an NGT order of 2015, any kind of dumping of waste or construction and demolition debris in and around the floodplains is prohibited.

Updated on Jul 28, 2020, 3:39 AM IST

3 teenagers drown in Yamuna in UP’s Shamli

Identities of the deceased, aged between 16 and 19, are being ascertained, police said.

Published on Jul 19, 2020, 9:58 AM IST

Delhi-NCR: Small magnitude earthquakes do not indicate a bigger one is coming, says Wadia Institute

All earthquakes in the past two months have been mild with only two above 3.5 magnitude.

Updated on Jun 19, 2020, 1:01 PM IST

Yamuna’s water quality improves, but not fit for use

According to officials, the prescribed BOD (bio-chemical oxygen demand) standard for Yamuna river water is 3mg/l, when the water can be considered fit for bathing.

Updated on Apr 21, 2020, 3:01 PM IST

Admin says those gathered on Yamuna plains were local homeless not migrants

People wait in lines on the banks of Yamuna River.

Updated on Apr 17, 2020, 2:33 AM IST

Easy flows the Yamuna as effluent discharge stops; assessment likely soon

A clear view of Yamuna River at Okhla barrage near Kalindi Kunj on day eleven of the nationwide lockdown to check the spread of coronavirus, in New Delhi.

Updated on Apr 5, 2020, 3:52 PM IST

Water released into Yamuna to improve its quality ahead of Trump’s India visit

Earthmovers remove debris from the Yamuna river bed near Taj Mahal, ahead of the US President Donald Trump’s visit, in Agra, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020.

Updated on Feb 19, 2020, 8:48 PM IST

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