Nov 16, 2018 · In the last 150 years, Delhi has grown exponentially into a megacity, resulting in a huge strain on the city’s resources, infrastructure, and water supply. Declining water quantity from the two main water sources—groundwater and the …

Jul 16, 2023 · The Yamuna in Delhi, which is for the most part of the year no more than a ribbon of polluted water, rose to 208.66 metres on Thursday evening, causing Delhi’s worst flooding on record. The river touched 207.49 m in 1978, the year in which records started to be maintained.

Jul 15, 2023 · The Delhi flood has affected the lives of many in the national capital, but at the same time, it has sparked a conversation about the history and past glory of the now-polluted river Yamuna. For many, it was shocking to see the floodwater coming in …

Nov 21, 2021 · Boat races, fishing licences and picnics on the banks—the Yamuna was Delhi’s delight until the city began dumping its sewage, effluents and debris into it. Can the river be saved?

1 day ago · In the 22-km stretch between Wazirabad and Okhla in Delhi where Yamuna flows, the Delhi Development Authority and other agencies were directed to remove encroachments in the floodplains in a 2019 order passed by the National Green Tribunal and an April order last year by the Delhi High Court. ... February 11, 1985, Forty Years Ago: State Polls ...

The project titled ‘The river and the city: Multiple stories of the Yamuna in Delhi’, was completed in May this year and reveals many interesting aspects of the living experience of the...

20 hours ago · The previous BJP government in Delhi, which served 27 years ago, left the river in a far less polluted state, and the challenges of rejuvenating it today are considerable. The river, which was once a lifeline for the region, is now a near-dead water body, plagued by severe contamination and an ineffective administrative framework.

Journey Of River Yamuna. Yamuna, once, a tributary of the River Ghaggar (most likely the Saraswati River referred to in the Veda) changed its course eastwards due to tectonic events, becoming a tributary of the River Ganges. Originating near Banderpooch peaks at a height of 6,387 meters at Yamunotri Glacier, it travels a length of 1,376 ...

1 day ago · The Yamuna has zero dissolved oxygen in most stretches in Delhi. "They can install aerators to temporarily increase dissolved oxygen to assist life, like the fish population," said Bhatnagar.

river Yamuna in Delhi is required to meet desired water quality levels in river Yamuna for bathing purpose i.e. BOD ≤ 3 mg/l & DO ≥ 5 mg/l. To assess minimum required e-flow of river Yamuna for stretch between Hathini Kund to Okhla, a comprehensive study was assigned by NMCG to National Institute of Hydrology (NIH), Roorkee on 24.12.2018.