Over 100 lives have been taken away so far this year in river-related tragedies, including floods. Patriot turns the spotlight on the divers who save lives, often at risk to their own

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The Delhi Development Authority (DDMA) imposed a fine of Rs 2.41 crore on 929 vehicles over the last four years for illegal dumping of construction or demolition debris and garbage, and unauthorised parking on the Yamuna floodplains. According to latest data, the authority issued 610 challans in 2021, the maximum in the last four years. […]

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A day after the Delhi government deployed 15 boats in River Yamuna to remove froth at Kalindi Kunj, civic agencies on Wednesday installed bamboo nets and sprinkled water to dissipate froth — a sign of the river’s hazardous water quality. Officials have admitted that the problem of frothing will continue until sewage treatment plants in […]

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The Delhi administration on Friday sounded a flood alert and expedited efforts to evacuate people living in the Yamuna flood plains, as the river in the capital breached the danger mark of 205.33 metres amid heavy rains in the upper catchment areas, officials said. The water level was recorded at 205.34 metres at the Old […]

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The water level in the Yamuna in Delhi on Thursday rose to 203.37 metres, close to the warning mark of 204.50 metres after heavy rains in the upper catchment areas of the river, officials said The administration had sounded an alert in the low-lying areas close to the river floodplains on Tuesday and the situation […]

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The Delhi Pollution Control Committee has imposed a fine of over Rs 12 crore on 12 common effluent treatment (CETPs) plants operating across the capital for not meeting prescribed wastewater discharge standards repetitively There are 24 industrial areas in the city of which 17 are connected to 13 CETPS, which treat the wastewater from the […]

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The Delhi government on Tuesday banned fishing in parts of the Yamuna in the city citing high pollution levels in the river. Visuals of toxic froth floating on the surface of the river are being shared on social media for some days. According to experts, soaps and detergents are one of the major contributors to […]

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Hindon river, a tributary of Yamuna, is not only a health hazard for the rural population living by the river but also the urban population of Delhi-NCR consuming vegetables, pulses, grains produced from the toxic water of this river  In villages alongside Hindon and its tributaries, water from the highly polluted river is used for […]

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