This investigation into Delhi's underbelly began with a visit to a sewage treatment plant located in the eastern part of the city, situated between a highly congested and relatively poorer part of

The current pipe-drains-plant strategy is not working. Therefore, more of the same, without reworking its approach, will mean just more money down the drain.

The Yamuna is Delhi's shame. But its pollution management is its government's shame. It cannot be acceptable that we have spent money, time and energy, but have so little.

This is a story about Delhi and the Yamuna, about the relationship between one of India’s richest cities and one of her most revered rivers. The plot is an economical one: the Yamuna stretches 22 kilometres along Delhi, but after Rs 55 crore to Rs 75 cror

More Men in Black

During 2000, the estimated quantity of solid waste generated in Delhi, India was more than 9000 tones per day. This is one of the biggest sources of environmental degradation in capital city of India. Since 1950's over 12 large landfill have been packed with all kinds of nonbiodegradable and toxic waste of Delhi. The area covered is at least 1% (14.83 square kilometer) of total Delhi's area.

Industries, government, ignore apex court committee s proposals for effluent treatment

1996: SC orders construction of 15 CETPs in a case related to Yamuna pollution. 2003: SC forms SCMC in response to a petition by the Research Foundation Technology and Natural Resource

Aerobics for Yamuna?

Target: the Yamuna riverbed

Civic authorities like to demolish slums. And, as NIDHI JAMWAL finds in the case of Delhi s Yamuna Pushta, such moves invariably also flout all statutory norms

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