Yamuna river

-June 12, 2025

Plan to clean Yamuna by diverting Ganga water draws experts’ flak

Plan to clean Yamuna by diverting Ganga water draws experts’ flak

Experts slam the move as ecologically flawed and a cover-up for decades of mismanagement by successive governments

-June 6, 2025

Delhi contributes to 76 per cent of Yamuna’s pollution: Study

Delhi contributes to 76 per cent of Yamuna’s pollution: Study

The study also states that untreated and partially treated sewage discharge remains the primary pollutant of the river.

-May 27, 2025

Yamuna river pollution spikes despite clean-up push

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

-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

-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

-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

-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

-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.