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People make their way as the Yamuna River has risen and crossed the danger mark after incessant heavy rainfall, at Loha Pul (Old Iron Bridge), in New Delhi

Delhi Flood, Weather Highlights: Yamuna level in Delhi continues to rise, evacuation underway

September 03, 2025 3:35 pm

Delhi-NCR Weather Forecast, Waterlogging, Traffic Jams Highlights: The Yamuna River in Delhi had crossed the evacuation mark on Tuesday, as the water level was recorded at 206.03 metres and has been increasing since.

'This is unsustainable': Delhi irrigation department contractors protest 2-year payment delay

May 08, 2025 12:26 pm

Delhi irrigation department contractors claimed they are being pushed to take up new assignments without settling existing bills.

In six months, take a ferry ride on the Yamuna in Delhi

March 12, 2025 4:20 am

L-G V K Saxena said, “The Ministry has been working on this for more than a year. I also held various meetings with officials, ministers and chief ministers of the then Delhi government, but this was not possible"

Watch | Haryana CM Nayab Saini drinks Yamuna water to counter Arvind Kejriwal's 'poisoning' allegation

January 29, 2025 7:15 pm

Nayab Saini drank the Yamuna river water as a counter to Arvind Kejriwal for his 'poisoning' comments, demanding that the former Delhi chief minister apologise to the people of Haryana and Delhi.

Yamuna illegal sand mining: NGT issues notice to bodies in suo motu case

December 19, 2024 5:42 pm

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) also impleaded member secretaries of the Delhi Pollution Control Committee, Central Pollution Control Board and Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board.

Chhath Puja devotee washes hair with Yamuna’s toxic foam, Dhoni enjoys ‘beach day’ with family in Thailand, and more: Top 5 viral videos today

November 09, 2024 4:55 pm

A look at the top five viral videos of the day.

Wildlife rescuer revives unconscious snake with CPR, ‘toxic foam’ blankets Yamuna river in Delhi, and more: Top 5 viral videos to

October 19, 2024 5:23 pm

A look at the top five viral videos of the day.

'Toxic foam' blankets Yamuna river in Delhi ahead of Chhath Puja, netizens call for quick government action

October 19, 2024 1:23 pm

The river's deplorable condition has sparked widespread outrage and calls for urgent action.

The search is ongoing, and a missing case has been registered at the Sunlight Colony police station. (File Photo)

2 brothers drown in Yamuna river in Delhi during Ganesh immersion

September 18, 2024 1:16 pm

The Delhi Police said divers were still searching for the two men who drowned in the Yamuna river during the Ganesh idol immersion ceremony.

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‘Only the poor live near the river... where else can we settle?’: Lok Sabha polls weeks away, residents along Yamuna flag host of issues

May 05, 2024 2:47 am

Close to Delhi’s border with Haryana on one side and Uttar Pradesh on the other, Jaitpur is where the river exits the city. It is now mostly dry — there is just sand, garbage and a narrow pool where it usually flows.

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Low-lying areas in Delhi flooded as Yamuna flows at all-time high

July 13, 2023 4:54 pm

The water level breached the previous high flood level of 207.49 m, which was recorded in 1978. According to an official of the Irrigation and Flood Control Department in Delhi, the city has records of the water level at the river at the Old Railway Bridge only from 1978.

Floodplain dwellers urged to stay off Yamuna banks even as water level dips below danger level

August 14, 2022 10:08 pm

Floodplain dwellers urged to stay away from Yamuna banks even as water level recedes below danger level

Chhath devotees, fishermen navigate toxic froth over Yamuna

November 13, 2021 12:26 pm

In what has become a repeat occurrence in Delhi, a layer of froth was seen floating over parts of the Yamuna river as devotees took a dip in the river for Chhath.