From Sarojini Nagar to Yamuna Ghats: Chhath’s journey in Delhi

What began nearly seven decades ago as a small neighbourhood gathering by families from Bihar has today become one of Delhi’s grandest cultural celebrations — a story of migration, belonging, and how the city embraced Chhath as its own

Delhi Jal Board clears Rs 917 crore upgrade for major sewage plants to cut Yamuna pollution

At the central level, a high-level meeting chaired by Union home minister Amit Shah in July 2025 brought together Delhi, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh to coordinate joint action

Illegal construction surges on Yamuna floodplains despite court orders

SANDRP, a water advocacy group warns of ecological collapse as roads, debris and encroachments threaten the river

Yamuna Pollution: Illegal factories pollute river amid civic apathy

Toxic discharge from ‘illegal units in Ghonda, Ram Nagar and Yamuna Vihar’ are choking sewage treatment plant, polluting Yamuna river

Foam and fear: Are officials distorting Yamuna pollution data?

Despite the visibly thick blanket of toxic foam on the Yamuna at Kalindi Kunj, where many will take the ritual bath for Chhath Puja, agencies claim that the sewage treatment plants are releasing treated water within permissible levels of deadly pollutants