Yamuna
Delhi’s last marshland of 20 acers is under threat because of construction of new flats and shopping complex. The site is located at Dheerpur in north Delhi, close to the Yamuna, where the government has sanctioned to construct 5,000 flats, shopping complexes and other facilities for Delhi Police officers. Environmentalists have raised the voice against [...] Continue Reading »
A proposed six-lane bridge across Yamuna, parallel to the existing Okhla Barrage, will be offered to the Commuters travelling between Delhi, Noida and Faridabad. Just two bids have been received by Noida Authority for its tender, one of which has failed to comply with the parameters set. The Authority has pronounced to recall the tenders [...] Continue Reading »
The Delhi Jal Board has considered the importance of getting additional water for the National Capital Region after the environmentalists have demanded a fresh environment impact assessment (EIA) with the Lakhwar (of the Lakhwar-Vyasi) project in Uttarakhand. They have also demanded that no dam should be constructed on Yamuna River and the Yamuna basin to [...] Continue Reading »
It is an indigestible fact that the Cauvery water which we drink is getting mixed with the sewage overflow. This is how, the residents are being responsible for consuming Cauvery water as well as polluting it! Today, Bangalore municipal authorities are treating hardly 10 percent of sewage water and the rest of then are either [...] Continue Reading »
With Chhath puja round the corner, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has started to clean the river banks of Yamuna river in Delhi. The festival is generally observed along the banks of river. Crowds throng along the banks of water bodies to offer prayers. Various kinds of wastes ranging from plastic bottles to bags [...] Continue Reading »
