Yamuna River Pollution
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Muqabla: Delhi government's first move Yamuna riverfront cleanup begins
News | Feb 17, 2025, 10:41 PM ISTFollowed by the Yamuna Aarti, the cleanup efforts have now begun using high-tech machines. This marks a major shift from the previous AAP government, which faced backlash for failing to clean the Yamuna and was ousted from power because of it. The BJP’s initiative aims to tackle this longstanding is
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Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini visits Yamuna Ghat in Delhi, says Kejriwal responsible for dirty water
Delhi | Jan 31, 2025, 05:45 PM ISTThe Haryana Chief Minister held the Aam Admi Party national convenor, Arvind Kejriwal, responsible for failing to clean the Yamuna water and making baseless allegations to divert the attention of the people.
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Delhi polls: 'Want to ask Kejriwal whether he can go and take a bath in Yamuna,' says Yogi
Delhi | Jan 23, 2025, 05:57 PM ISTDuring his first election rally in Delhi's Kirari, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched a scathing attack on Arvind Kejriwal over the Yamuna's pollution. Questioning the AAP government's negligence, Yogi asked if Kejriwal and his ministers would dare bathe in the river.
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Chhath Puja 2024: Woman washes hair with toxic foam in Yamuna, video goes viral | WATCH
Trending | Nov 08, 2024, 09:55 PM ISTA shocking viral video shows a woman washing her hair in the foam-polluted Yamuna River during Chhath Puja, raising health and environmental alarms. Despite warnings, devotees continued rituals in the toxic water.
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Delhi: Toxic foam floats in Yamuna River amid Delhi's soaring pollution level
News | Oct 19, 2024, 06:48 PM ISTAs Delhi grapples with rising air pollution, toxic foam was seen floating on the Yamuna River in the Kalindi Kunj area on October 19. The toxic foam is due to the high phosphate content in the Yamuna River, which can cause skin and respiratory problems. Watch to learn more!
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Delhi AQI soars to 274, froth covers Yamuna River ahead of Diwali, Chhath Puja | VIDEO
Delhi | Oct 19, 2024, 10:14 AM ISTDelhi air quality: The ruling Aam Aadmi Party said the city government is closely monitoring the situation of Yamuna River.
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Chhath Puja: Delhi govt spraying 'poisonous chemical' in Yamuna to remove froth, says Manoj Tiwari
World | Oct 28, 2022, 10:29 AM ISTChhath Puja 2022: Last year, pictures and videos showing devotees offering prayers in the froth-filled Yamuna on Chhath Puja had triggered a political slugfest between the AAP and the BJP.
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On Day 1 Of Chhath, BJP MP Manoj Tiwari's boat ride in foam-covered Yamuna
India | Nov 08, 2021, 04:35 PM ISTSpeaking to news agency ANI, Manoj Tiwari said, "You can see that we are riding on the foam. The DDMA has allowed Chhath Puja on designated sites and not on Yamuna ghat."
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Will not participate in 'shahi snan' in Yamuna unless water is clean: Hindu seers
India | Feb 28, 2021, 06:46 AM ISTThe declaration to boycott the shahi snan in the river on three remaining auspicious days -- March 9, 13 and 25 -- and thereafter during subsequent Kumbh fairs was made by the chief of the Ayodhya-based Maha Nirvani Akhara, Mahant Dharm Das.
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With no cleaning work, river Yamuna continues to remain dry even after monsoon rains
India | Jul 21, 2019, 09:35 AM ISTThe Taj Mahal and other historical monuments along Yamuna's banks are now feeling the heat. Already green patches on the surface have appeared at the rear side of the Taj Mahal. Experts have said these are excreta of mosquitoes breeding in the polluted waters of the river.
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Rejuvenating Yamuna on high priority: Najeeb Jung
India | Oct 14, 2014, 12:30 PM ISTNew Delhi: Delhi Lt Governor Najeeb Jung chaired the first meeting of the multi-agency centre on Yamuna and said rejuvenating the river would be high on the priority of the city government.The Unified Centre for