Yamuna river

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…

August 16, 2024

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…

June 25, 2024

Flood victims unsure about compensation  

Soon after Yamuna floods led to destruction and large-scale displacement of civilians in low-lying areas, Delhi government announced a compensation…

August 4, 2023

Yamuna water level recedes below danger mark in Delhi

At 208.66 metres on July 13, the Yamuna surpassed its previous record of 207.49 metres set in September 1978. The…

August 2, 2023

Sowing seeds of disaster: How unnatural afforestation is of little help

Mindless planting of trees along the Yamuna floodplains is neither helping the ecology not the environment, say experts

July 31, 2023

Yamuna river’s water level declines but remains above danger mark

The water level at the Old Railway Bridge has been consistently close to the danger mark since reaching a record…

July 25, 2023

Yamuna river continues to flow above danger mark, train movement suspended on old bridge

The Yamuna waters level remained over the danger level, touching 206.54m at 8am on Monday, the Central Water Commission (CWC)…

July 24, 2023

Yamuna crosses danger level again

Over the last four to five days, there have been marginal fluctuations in the water level due to rain in…

July 23, 2023

Yamuna water level breaches danger mark again

Prior to this, the water level in the Yamuna had receded below the danger mark of 205.33 meters at 8…

July 19, 2023