Untreated sewage allowed to flow into the rivers has been identified as a major reason for polluting country’s rivers, including the Yamuna.

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Delhi’s unauthorised colonies and urban villages are proving to be the bane of Yamuna.

Underlining the Cenotral Pollution Control Bard (CPCB) submission that the Yamuna turns into a drain after traversing through certain areas of Delhi, the Supreme Court on Friday called for a collec

All parameters of water quality of the Yamuna indicate that it more or less resembles a drain, the Supreme Court said on Friday, directing authorities to make a joint effort to make the river pollution-free.

“All authorities are expected to make some joint efforts to make Yamuna free of pollution,” a bench of justices Swatanter Kumar and S.J. Mukhopadhaya said while asking the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and Delhi Jal Board (DJB) to conduct a joint inspection on rising pollution level of the river in the national capital.

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