Yamuna river

Saurav Gupta -March 28, 2025

Delhi: Illegal sand mining continues unchecked, damage Yamuna

Delhi: Illegal sand mining continues unchecked, damage Yamuna

Sand mining mafias continue to exploit the Yamuna floodplains, causing irreversible damage to the riverbanks even as authorities remain silent

Saurav Gupta -March 26, 2025

Patriot impact: Authorities launch a crackdown on illegal dyeing units in Delhi

Patriot impact: Authorities launch a crackdown on illegal dyeing units in Delhi

Large-scale action across the city gets initiated after Patriot's exposé on 500 unregulated units depleting groundwater and polluting the Yamuna

Saurav Gupta -March 22, 2025

Yamuna boating plan: Next big tourism hub or an ecological disaster?

Yamuna boating plan: Next big tourism hub or an ecological disaster?

While government is preparing to start a ferry service on the river, environmentalists warn of the ecological hazards

Saurav Gupta -March 21, 2025

Delhi industrial waste crisis: How lack of treatment plants ail Yamuna, people

Delhi industrial waste crisis: How lack of treatment plants ail Yamuna, people

With only 13 operational Common Effluent Treatment Plants (CETPs) for 33 approved industrial areas, waste continues to flow unchecked into the Yamuna, exacerbating pollution and public health hazards

PTI -March 5, 2025

1,300 tonnes of garbage removed from Yamuna: Delhi minister after river inspection

1,300 tonnes of garbage removed from Yamuna: Delhi minister after river inspection

Cleaning the Yamuna was one of the key promises made by the BJP for the recently-concluded Delhi Assembly polls.

Saurav Gupta -February 6, 2025

Yamuna pollution: Lethal cocktail of toxins and government apathy

Yamuna pollution: Lethal cocktail of toxins and government apathy

Environmentalists debunk Delhi government's claims about supply-side issues; say untreated sewage in City behind contamination

Saurav Gupta and Kushan Niyogi -August 16, 2024

Delhi: Clogged city drains leave the Capital flooded

Delhi: Clogged city drains leave the Capital flooded

Most of the drains in Delhi are clogged with silt and garbage, leaving streets inundated and causing inconvenience to the residents

Kushan Niyogi -June 25, 2024

Delhi: Fishermen grapple with lack of catch as Yamuna boils up

Delhi: Fishermen grapple with lack of catch as Yamuna boils up

The Capital no longer has access to most kinds of fish owing to rising temperatures and pollution in the Yamuna river.