NEW DELHI: A team of experts from the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) visited six project sites under the Yamuna Action Plan II aimed at cleaning the river Yamuna on Wednesday.

RAJLAXMI BHONSALE: "NEARLY Rs. 100 crore has been spent on dredging the river beds."

New Delhi: Most parts of south, west and central Delhi will have to go without water on December 18 and 19 due to the closure of a canal that provides water to the Haiderpur and Nangloi water treatment plants (WTP). According to sources, the Delhi subbranch canal that supplies water to the WTPs has to be closed to carry out some construction work.

Rituparna Bhuyan

PARUL CHANDRA

It was a telling remark on how the Ganga remains polluted despite the crores that have been poured into projects to ensure it remains clean.

As Union environment minister Jairam Ramesh told the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, "The Ganga is not as clean as it should have been. The health of the Ganga is very poor. It leaves a lot to be desired."

Radhakrishnan Kuttoor

PATHANAMTHITTA: The direct treatment of water in the Njunangar stream, a tributary of the Pampa, using ferrous chloride has kicked up a controversy.

Abhijit Prashar | Chandigarh

The residents of as many as 78 towns of Haryana have reasons to cheer, as the State Government is planning to put in place proper sewerage treatment plants for them in a phased manner. Irrigation Minister Captain Ajay Singh Yadav said the move is aimed at providing better civic amenities to the State's people.