May 24: Scientists have urged people not to eat the popular vegetable alligator weed, known locally as Seema thotakura or Seema ponneganti, as it can cause serious health hazards.

New Delhi: Under the Yamuna Action Plan, about Rs 1,500 crore has been spent so far on cleaning the river and another project worth Rs 4,000 crore is ready to take off. This has, however, made little difference to the state of the river. Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit recently observed that the river was no better than a drain.

NGO Yamuna Jiye Abhiyaan responds to DMRC MD E Sreedharan

DMRC chief E Sreedharan has pricked the conscience of the city for abusing the river that is its lifeline. But his proposal for building retaining walls on both the banks and developing the low-lying areas has not met with approval from experts
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The government has been served with a legal notice to take immediate steps to stop encroachment, earth-filling and construction of illegal structures on Buriganga and Turag rivers around Dhaka and Shitalakkhya river in Narayanganj.

Villagers along polluted Turag moving to safer places

Indiscriminate discharge of liquid waste by the industries in and around Konabari industrial zone has ruined a large part of the Turag river and Baimail Jheel, causing immense suffering to residents living on the banks.

Dr E Sreedharan, MD of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, says a handful of environmentalists are coming in the way of saving the river and calls for setting up of an SPV to do the job

The holy river

A Human chain was formed at Rupganj of Narayanganj district on Sunday last protesting against the pollution of Balu river water and quicken the work of the bridge over the river.

"Sarbaik Manab Unnayan Shangathan" organized the human chain at the Kayetpara rivr bank. Later, they submitted a memorandum to the Upazila Nirbahi Officer Nahid Sultana Mallick.

A parliamentary body yesterday expressed concern over river pollution and asked the industries and environment ministries to take immediate measures to save the rivers, especially the Buriganga, Turag, Balu and the Shitalakhya, from pollution.