River Yamuna

Hathnikund Barrage releases water over last two days, Yamuna sees staggered rise

July 30, 2026 1:14 am

Bhim Singh Rawat, a member of the South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People (SANDRP) said the fluctuations were due to the rainfall received in the upper Yamuna catchment, upstream of the Hathnikund Barrage, in the last few days.

‘Govt lies’: AAP seeks protection for people affected by O-Zone demolitions in Delhi

June 17, 2026 5:42 am

O-Zone is the ecologically sensitive area on the floodplains of the Yamuna river where construction is prohibited. More than five lakh people live in 91 unauthorised colonies in the O-Zone.

A new bridge over the Yamuna? How it could ease traffic on Delhi's Outer Ring Road

February 03, 2026 1:28 pm

The proposal for the new bridge was discussed in a recent meeting of the Public Works Department (PWD), officials said. “The proposal is at a very initial stage… there is nothing concrete yet,” an official said. The bridge is also expected to boost connectivity between North East, North and Central Delhi.

Delhi High court orders graveyard fencing, bans new construction for people 'to stay or live' on Yamuna floodplains

December 30, 2025 6:50 pm

Delhi High Court Yamuna river illegal construction: The court was hearing a plea alleging large-scale encroachments and illegal construction on the Yamuna floodplains and several graves appeared to be newly constructed and trees had been pruned or felled in the area.

Chhath Puja: The Yamuna can be cleaned — but only if we abandon shortcuts

October 27, 2025 2:55 pm

We have been asking the wrong question. Instead of asking if rivers can be cleaned, we must ask how we can stop polluting them

BJP says Yamuna clean enough for ritual sipping, AAP says leaders trying to fool public

October 24, 2025 3:15 am

Referring to his hospitalisation last year, Sachdeva said, “The world witnessed that the Yamuna had become like a filthy drain.” He blamed the previous AAP government for carrying out “loot in the name of cleaning the Yamuna”.

In a first, Haryana releases more water to clean Yamuna in Delhi for Chhath Puja

October 23, 2025 9:52 am

It has also sharply reduced the water flow into Western and Eastern Yamuna Canals

Delhi News Highlights: Yamuna level surpasses 207 metres, IMD issues yellow and orange alert

September 05, 2025 10:21 am

Delhi Irrigation and Flood Control (I&FC) Minister Parvesh Verma assured people that there was nothing to worry about and that the situation was under control.

Yamuna likely to touch danger mark today

August 17, 2025 4:24 am

According to senior officials, civic agencies, the Delhi Jal Board and the Irrigation and Flood Control (I & FC)  department have been asked to take precautionary measures.

10 industrial units penalised for violating pollution norms, one discharged carcinogenic waste into Yamuna, NGT told

July 17, 2025 4:57 am

A joint committee comprising officials from the DPCC, Revenue department, Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), Delhi Police, and BSES conducted surprise inspections in April last year.

A look at the best photos of the day

August 17, 2022 10:36 pm