NEW DELHI: Questioning the bona fides of the National Environment Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests and the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) on their shifting stands over the construction of the Commonwealth Games Village along the Yamuna riverbed in East Delhi, the Delhi High Court on Monday constituted an expert committee to go into the whole

Greater Noida: A revolution of sorts is reportedly unfolding at Gautam Buddh Nagar here, as the Yamuna Expressway Authority (YEA) has started purchasing plots directly from farmers. It made the first purchase on Friday evening.

SHAHDARA DRAIN: Joint panel to look into feasibility; officials say demand

NEW DELHI: As hundreds of idols of Goddess Durga were immersed into the Yamuna on Vijay Dashmi day, environmentalists and water conservationists dismissed as

By Rashme Sehgal

New Delhi, Oct. 7: Delhi Lt. Gov. Tejendra Khanna, chairman, Yamuna River Development Authority, has finally announced a moratorium on future construction along the flood plain of the Yamuna.

a landfill and compost plant proposed to come up near the Yamuna at Kuberpur village in Agra came in for criticism at a recent public hearing at Agra Collectorate. Environmentalists and social activists are concerned that incineration of waste at the plant will release toxic pollutants, dioxins and furans, in the environment. The Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam

Studies indicate an urgent need to map areas that have selenium-rich soil because the element has been linked to aridity there. A study published in the September issue of Journal of Environmental Management revealed that food grains from some arid regions in Northern India had high selenium. For the study, researchers from the National University of Singapore and Maharshi Dayanand

River Above Danger Mark But Many Refuse To Move
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New Delhi: The Yamuna once again attained threatening proportions on Monday as the river crossed the danger mark of 204.83 m. Several low lying areas along the bank were evacuated and hundreds of slum dwellers took shelter along the main Yamuna Pushta road.

Rescue teams evacuating people from the Yamuna bank on Sunday

NEW DELHI: The Yamuna is in spate and a high alert has been sounded. After the river rose to 204.60 metres on Sunday evening, authorities expecting the worst have begun the process of evacuation of people from around the river bed. The river is expected to surpass the danger level of 204.83 metres by Monday morning.