In its ongoing efforts to keep the Yamuna river clean, the Centre has okayed a major interceptor sewer project for the city under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). The Ministry of Urban Development will provide 35 per cent cost of the project under the JNNURM, while the rest of the cost would be bear by the Delhi Government.

Despite the cleanup in October, the canal has returned to its filthy state }

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Jal Board

Once a sprawling green area, Sanjay Van is now a shadow of its glorious past. Trees like the vilayati kikar have destroyed native plants and sewage has turned a large portion of this reserve forest into a swamp
Neha Lalchandani | TNN

Kirtika Suneja / New Delhi January 14, 2010, 0:10 IST

The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) plans to set up a special purpose vehicle (SPV) for projects to control municipal and industrial sewage generated in the country. The SPV, a joint venture between the Centre and the states, will facilitate faster execution of projects.

Delhi produces 3,800 million litres of sewage every day

Thirty five cities in India are pumping as much as 7,604 million litres of sewage daily straight into rivers, notably the Ganga, and the sea.

Seventy per cent of the total municipal sewage and effluent from over 900 cities and towns are being discharged untreated into rivers which are a major source of drinking water, a recent study by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has said.

Filthy water flowed out of the blocked main sewerage pipe in government quarters of Block-M at Top Sherkhania today, causing a lot of inconvenience to residents as water entered their houses.

Mumbai: Following the civic body's drive to snap all illegal tap water connections and booster pipes due to water shortage in the city, desperate slum families in Northeast Mumbai are now digging wells to tap the ground water, which is allegedly contaminated with sewage residues.