In a high-level meeting to review and expedite efforts to revitalise Delhi's Yamuna River was chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday. The Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, Union Ministers Manohar Lal Khattar and CR Patil, were present at the meeting.
Parvesh Verma, Minister of Delhi's Public Works Department (PWD), took part in the talks as well. Top officials from the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Delhi government were among the senior bureaucrats in attendance, including Delhi Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar and Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan.
Enhancing coordination between the state and the Centre to implement comprehensive measures for the restoration of the Yamuna River—which is essential to the ecological and public health landscape of the National Capital Region—was the main goal of the meeting. The Delhi Jal Board, which is directly overseen by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, unveiled a comprehensive 45-point action plan earlier this week.
With this multifaceted approach, Delhi's water infrastructure will be redesigned, the city's sewer system will be updated, water tanker services will be made more transparent, and the Yamuna River's quality will be greatly improved. With a significant budget of ₹9,000 crore, the entire project is anticipated to be finished by the following year.
The state leadership has placed a high priority on the mission's success, as evidenced by a senior official confirming that Chief Minister Gupta herself, Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena, and PWD Minister Parvesh Verma are closely monitoring the project. The Central Government and the Delhi Government are closely coordinating and have taken war-like action as part of the central-state joint efforts. 360 drains, both big and small, that empty into the Yamuna in Delhi will be re-verified by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
Additionally, 22 of the main drains that flow straight into the river will be surveyed using a drone.Authorities have designated 67 sites along the Yamuna for thorough pollution monitoring in an effort to improve pollution tracking even more. By July, a thorough examination of these locations is planned, and the results will be sent to the Delhi Jal Board for consideration. Both the Central and Delhi governments are co-ordinating their plans and resources to tackle one of the capital's most pressing environmental issues, marking a significant turning point in the long-running efforts to clean and revitalise the Yamuna.
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