NEW DELHI: The Centre plans to create mega reservoirs by dredging the bed of the Yamuna for which the Dutch government has agreed to facilitate an action plan.

The development authorities of Noida, Greater Noida and Yamuna Expressway seem to have turned a blind eye to illegal construction of farmhouses and concrete structures going on unabated along the Y

हर नदी मैली•यमुना की सहायक नदियां हिंडन, काली और कृष्णा बुरी तरह पॉल्यूटेड हुईं
•पेपर और शुगर मिल से निकलने वाला केमिकल इन नदियों में गिर रहा है

Experts Say They Have No Idea Why Plan Is Being Revised

There is little hope for ecologically sensitive zones in the national capital region (NCR), including the Aravalis and the riverine ecosystems of Yamuna, Hindon, Sahibi and Kali. National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) is revising its Regional Plan 2021, but the new draft plan seems to be “diluting” the only environmental safeguards the plan had.

Nagpal Yet To File Her Response To Chargesheet

While suspended civil servant Durga Sakthi Nagpal maintained a stoic silence on the ninth day after being chargesheeted by the Uttar Pradesh government, chief minister Akhilesh Yadav was vocal in defending the government for taking action against illegal mining every time a complaint was received.

While the controversy over the suspension of IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal — who took on the sand mafia in Greater Noida — still brews, Noida police continue the crackdown in her absence.

Amidst uproar over suspension of a woman IAS officer allegedly under pressure of the “mining mafia”, the Uttar Pradesh government is working on a proposal to constitute a special “mining force” to

The department wants own sleuths to crack down on illegal mining activities, just like transport and excise department have their personnel for such tasks