New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) A massive search and rescue operation is underway after a man allegedly jumped into the Yamuna River from the Delhi–Noida Direct (DND) Flyway in the early hours of Monday, prompting an immediate response from the Delhi Fire Services, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and local police, officials said. According to officials, the Delhi Fire Services received information about the incident at around 1 a.m. after a caller reported that a man travelling on a scoo…
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New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday led volunteers, social organisations and residents in a voluntary service campaign at Yamuna Ghat in Chilla village as part of the ‘Clean Delhi with CM’ cleanliness campaign. Appreciating the volunteers and social organisations that participated in the campaign, Chief Minister Gupta said that the Delhi government considers public participation the greatest strength of this initiative.She said that with the joint efforts of …
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) The final deck slab of the delayed Barapullah Phase-III corridor was successfully cast on Monday, connecting both ends of the structure across the Yamuna River and bringing one of Delhi’s longest-pending infrastructure projects to the threshold of completion, an official said. For more than a decade, Barapullah Phase-III became synonymous with delays, missed deadlines and unanswered questions. What was originally expected to be completed in 2017 remained unfinished ye…
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta will lead the ‘Maa Yamuna Tat Swachhata Abhiyan’ (Yamuna bank cleanliness drive), which will include voluntary service at 28 ghats along the river on Sunday, an official said. Chief Minister Gupta will be present at the Geeta Colony Ghat, where she will join thousands of citizens in voluntary service and strengthen the collective resolve for a clean Yamuna.Ministers of the Delhi government and Members of Parliament will also particip…
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) To mark the completion of 12 years of the Narendra Modi-led government, the Delhi BJP on Sunday kicked off from Karawal Nagar its public outreach programme, Seva Samarpan Pakhwada (fortnight of service and dedication), for all 70 Assembly constituencies, a party leader said. The Seva Samarpan Pakhwada is being observed on the call of PM Modi, and through these programmes, BJP workers will present the achievements of both the Central government and the Delhi government be…
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta will launch the government’s Yamuna Riverfront Cleanliness Campaign 2026 on June 14 with the objective of restoring the Yamuna’s glory, cleaning riverbanks and raising public awareness, an official said on Sunday.Chief Minister Gupta will participate in the mega campaign and join citizens in strengthening the collective resolve for a clean and healthy Yamuna.The Chief Minister said that the Yamuna is not merely a river but an integral p…
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) With the larger objective of rejuvenation of the Yamuna, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta approved a series of ambitious projects worth over Rs 1,000 crore to strengthen the city’s water management, sewage treatment and water supply systems. She said the Delhi Government is working in mission mode for the rejuvenation of the Yamuna River and the cleaning of the Najafgarh Drain.The Chief Minister said that the government’s priority is to provide better facilities to e…
Chandigarh, May 19 (IANS) In a major step towards rejuvenating the Yamuna river and reducing pollution entering Delhi through inter-state drains, the Haryana government has launched an extensive action plan focusing on sewage treatment, industrial waste management, and real-time monitoring of drain pollution. Chief Secretary Anurag Rastogi on Tuesday reviewed the progress of the state’s comprehensive pollution control strategy aimed at preventing contaminated water from state drains from en…
Fatehpur (Uttar Pradesh), May 17 (IANS) Four youths drowned in the Yamuna River in Uttar Pradesh’s Fatehpur district on Sunday, while two others were rescued in critical condition, police said.The tragic incident took place in Kunuwa Ka Dera village under the Lalauli police station area when six youths entered the river for bathing and were swept away into deep water.According to police officials, information about the drowning incident was received through UP 112 around 1:30 p.m., following w…
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) Describing Yamuna’s restoration as a “civilisational priority”, Delhi Lieutenant Governor T.S. Sandhu said on Monday that the integration of technology, sustainability, and self-reliance will define the future of India’s urban landscape. Speaking at the National Technology Day event organised by Indraprastha Vigyan Bharati at the Vice Regal Lodge, University of Delhi, the Lieutenant Governor identified scientific research and intellectual confidence as the pri…