PM Modi chairs high-level meeting on Yamuna and Delhi’s drinking water supply

The meeting was attended by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Union Jal Shakti Minister C R Patil, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister P K Mishra, Principal Secretary-2 to Prime Minister Shaktikanta Das, and Additional Secretary to PM Atish Chandra.

Stating that the Yamuna has “turned into a polluted drain, filled with filth and garbage”, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had promised to clean up the river in its manifesto for the Delhi Assembly Elections 2025. Terming the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)’s rule as “AAP-DA”, the BJP alleged that despite spending Rs 8,500 crore, AAP-DA has failed to clean the Yamuna.”

“We will collaborate with the central government to develop Yamuna River front, on the lines of the Sabarmati Riverfront, ensuring 24×7 commercial establishments, interactive shows, theatres and other entertainment facilities along the riverbanks,” the BJP said in its statement.

“We will set up a Yamuna Kosh to revitalise the Yamuna river, which has been neglected by AAP-DA for the past 10 years. Under this, we will: Undertake full treatment of wastewater from drains like Barapullah, Shahdara and Ghazipur before it flows into the Yamuna,” it said.