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Delhi Pollution leads to formation of foam on river Yamuna
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 7 (ANI): Post Diwali, the national capital and its adjoining regions have been experiencing a severe pollution crisis. The situation has become so grave that not only the air, even the water bodies situated in Delhi such as the Yamuna river near Kalindi Kunj area have
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Pilot project of water conservation on Yamuna flood plain inaugurated
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 9 (ANI): Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday inaugurated the historic underground natural water reservoirs to conserve rainwater in the floodplains of river Yamuna.
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Want to end water shortage: Delhi CM after approving water conservation pr
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 02 (ANI): Amid scorching heat and depleting ground water level in Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday announced the approval of an ambitious water conservation project in the River Yamuna and said that he wants to "end the water shortage".
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NMCG organises 'Cleanathon' to clean river Yamuna
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) organised 'Cleanathon,' a mass drive to clean river Yamuna in the national capital.
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'Blockade on Yamuna may hamper flow of drinking water to Delhi'
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 04 (ANI): The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has said blockade being built on the main course of River Yamuna could amount to stoppage of drinking water flow to Delhi as well as instant death of flora and fauna downstream.
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Nitin Gadkari attacks Congress for failing to clean Ganga during Rajiv Gan
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Agra (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 24 (ANI): Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has claimed that during former late prime minister Rajiv Gandhi's tenure, Rs 5000 crore was spent on cleaning the Yamuna which yielded no results but after Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power, the government i
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Prayagraj: 5 missing, 3 critical after boat capsizes in Yamuna river
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 10 (ANI): Three persons were critical and five others went missing after a boat carrying 14 people capsized in river Yamuna here earlier today.
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Delhi: More water released into Yamuna from Haryana's Hathani barrage
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 26 (ANI): River Yamuna's water level continued to rise as around 28,253 cusecs of water was released into the river from Haryana's Hathani barrage on Wednesday morning.
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Boat capsises in UP's Baghpat, 19 dead
Updated : 8 years, 8 months ago IST
Baghpat (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 14 (ANI): As many as 19 people died on Thursday after a boat carrying 60 people capsised in river Yamuna in Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh.
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Prompt response by NDRF team rescues villagers in U'khand
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], September 2 (ANI): The heavy rains for last 24 hours in Uttarakhand raised the water level of several rivers and disrupted the normal life; for which National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team was called prompt action was taken.
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NGT imposes Rs. 5k fine for open defecation on Yamuna floodplain
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday, as a measure for cleaning River Yamuna, prohibited open defecation and dumping of any kind waste in the flood plain of Yamuna.
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