Yamuna river pollution spikes despite clean-up push

Despite clean-up promises, Yamuna river remains toxic. High pollution levels, untreated sewage, and industrial waste threaten city’s water supply and health, pushing experts to demand urgent reforms in drainage, treatment, and ecological flow restoration

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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