Archive · 20 Aug 2025
Joint Panel to Clean Yamuna: Haryana, Delhi, Centre Collaboration
The government is working to clean up the Yamuna River, like they are doing with the Ganga.
A special group with people from the central government and the governments of Haryana and Delhi will work together to get the river clean.
They are building more treatment plants to clean the dirty water before it goes into the river and removing trash.
They want to make sure the river is clean and healthy for everyone.
A joint committee will be formed with officials from the Central Water Commission and the governments of Haryana and Delhi.
The committee aims to clean and purify the Yamuna river.
Work is underway to treat sewage water from drains via sewage treatment plants (STPs) before releasing it into the river.
16,000 metric tonnes of garbage has already been removed from the Yamuna.
Haryana and Delhi will collaborate to make the Yamuna clean.
- Who
- The Central Water Commission, the governments of Haryana and Delhi.
- What
- A joint committee will work to clean and purify the Yamuna river.
- When
- Information was released on Wednesday.
- Where
- The Yamuna river, with a meeting held in Delhi.
- Why
- To clean and rejuvenate the Yamuna river.
- Joint Committee Members
- Central Water Commission, Haryana, Delhi
- Focus
- Cleaning the Yamuna River
- Garbage Removed
- 16,000 metric tonnes
- STPs Established
- 44
- Water Treated Daily
- 620 MLD