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Environmental group raises concern over 'excessive, prolonged spraying of defoamers in Yamuna', calls for action against DJB
December 25, 2025 2:50 am
In its complaint to the DPCC, Earth Warrior claimed that large quantities of defoamers were sprayed without prior environmental clearance, scientific risk assessment, or publicly disclosed dosage protocols.
No data, no site access: Why IIT panel is struggling to review STPs discharging waste into Yamuna
December 23, 2025 10:24 am
The exercise is crucial because the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) operates 37 sewage treatment plants (STPs) along the Yamuna. Of these, 11 use chlorination disinfection systems, 14 have UV disinfection systems, while the rest are still undergoing technological upgradation.
Fatal pile-up on Yamuna Expressway: Fog, high speed emerge as key safety risks
December 17, 2025 11:19 am
At least 17 people were killed and 89 injured in a catastrophic 15-vehicle pile-up in dense fog on the Yamuna Expressway before dawn on Tuesday.
To rejuvenate Yamuna, House panel seeks fixing of ecological flow, halting unregulated industrial waste discharge
December 13, 2025 6:34 pm
The report on water pollution, tabled in Rajya Sabha by MP Bhubaneswar Kalita, said that to keep a check on unregulated industries, state pollution control boards and civic bodies must map all industrial units using GIS.
TERI flags high surfactant levels, ammonia and microplastics in the Yamuna
December 03, 2025 3:51 am
Identify hotspots, prepare time-bound implementation plans: Environment minister
Consume efficiently, let water flow into Yamuna: Patil to riparian states
November 29, 2025 5:49 am
Patil flagged while chairing the 9th meeting of Upper Yamuna Review Committee (UYRC) at Noida.
Prolonged defoamer use to rid Yamuna of froth triggers ecological worries
November 25, 2025 10:51 am
A Delhi-based environmental group pointed out that the spraying this year has continued far longer than in the previous years.
Drain water contamination endangering aquatic life: CPCB to monitor Yamuna with Delhi, Haryana every quarter
November 21, 2025 2:50 am
The decision comes amid concerns over the alleged deaths of thousands of fish in the river at Burari, reportedly due to chemical effluents released from factories.
To increase flow in Yamuna, Centre approves proposal to channel treated sewage from Delhi’s Coronation Pillar STP
November 17, 2025 5:42 pm
The move is part of efforts to increase the environmental flow or e-flow of the Yamuna – one of the items on the 30-point action plan drawn up by the government to clean the river.
'Lalu ke time mein gareebi thi, Nitish ke time mein berozgaari hai': On Chhath night, Bihar comes to Delhi
October 29, 2025 10:00 am
On Monday, as the sun set and the rituals of the first arghya of this year’s Chhath Puja wound down, CM Rekha Gupta travelled down the river in a flotilla of boats, waving to devotees packing the banks at Sonia Vihar in North-East Delhi – most of them Purvanchalis who live, work, and importantly, vote in the national capital
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Houses flooded, traffic halted as Yamuna flows above danger mark
September 29, 2022 2:03 pm
The Yamuna continued to flow above the 'danger' mark at the Old Railway Bridge on Thursday for a third consecutive day.
As Yamuna swells beyond danger mark, residents search for higher ground
August 13, 2022 11:22 am
Evacuation from parts of the Yamuna floodplain is underway, officials in the East Delhi area said, adding that tents have already been set up near NH-24 and Preet Vihar.
Aftermath of Durga Puja: Clean-up drive begins at artificial ponds in Delhi
October 11, 2019 9:43 am
NGT and various environmentalists have time and again raised concerns about the issue of pollution. Government reports show that the quality of water in the river has deteriorated significantly even after the immersion is over. Using materials such as plaster of paris and toxic paints has been banned.
Thousands evacuated in Delhi as Yamuna breaches danger mark
August 21, 2019 6:57 am
On Monday, CM Arvind Kejriwal said the water level in the river is likely to rise further with more discharge from the Hathnikund barrage by neighbouring Haryana.
Yamuna water level recedes, nearly 14,000 people moved to safer places
August 02, 2018 6:41 am
Even though the Yamuna water has started receding, rescue and relief operations continue. Many homeless were shifted to nearby tent setups by the government. The people are currently being aided with food and medical assistance.
Yamuna water level still above danger mark, evacuation underway
August 01, 2018 9:08 am
The water level in Yamuna river crossed danger mark after Haryana released 3,11,190 cusec of water Hathini Kund Barrage on Saturday. The Delhi government sounded an alert, with authorities evacuating people from adjoining low-lying areas.
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Flooded Yamuna displaces around 14,000 in Delhi
June 22, 2020 6:20 pm
Close to 14,000 Delhi residents had to be moved out of their homes due to flooding in the Yamuna river. The water levels have since reduced.
Makar Sankranti: Thousands take holy dip
January 15, 2016 5:15 am
Haridwar, Jan 15 (ANI): On the occasion of Makar Sankranti, devotees were seeing braving the biting cold to take the holy dip that also marked the beginning of the annual month-long religious congregation 'Magh Mela'. Thousands converged in Allahabad at the confluence of Ganga and Yamuna which is also called Sangam, walking several miles on foot to take the holy dip. People were seen wading in waist-deep waters to pray and perform pujas.
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