Delhi High Court bans religious, commericial activities on Yamuna floodplains at Sur Ghat
A single-judge Bench of Justice Jasmeet Singh has observed that the ecologically sensitive area cannot be used even for parking purposes.
A single-judge Bench of Justice Jasmeet Singh has observed that the ecologically sensitive area cannot be used even for parking purposes.
In a tragic incident, two people were killed and six others went missing after a boat carrying nine passengers from Ghatampur submerged in the Yamuna River in Uttar Pradesh’s Hamirpur district.
The death toll in the Mathura boat accident has risen to 15 after rescue teams recovered two more bodies of missing persons from the Yamuna River, officials said on Monday.
Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena Rajya Sabha MP and chief Sena spokesperson urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to set up a gas production unit using sewage in Mumbai's polluted Mithi river to tide over gas shortage due to the Iran war.
On the completion of her government's one year in office, the chief minister asserted that her administration is not the one that indulges in just making promises or announcements but has proved to be the one that works to deliver measurable outcomes visible on ground.
According to a senior officer, the incident took place around 11:20 on Sunday night, when the victim, identified as Rithik, took the extreme step after an argument with his sister.
The water level in the river had touched 205.55 metres on Monday afternoon, breaching the danger mark of 205.33 metres and has been increasing since then.
Heavy rainfall in the upper catchment areas over the past few days pushed the Yamuna River above the danger mark on Monday, with levels steadily rising through the day.
Water level in Yamuna has been steadily rising since Monday, inching closer to the capital’s official danger mark of 205.33 metre.
In two strikingly similar cases, two men ended their lives by jumping into the Yamuna River in different areas of East Delhi within a few hours of gap, police said on Friday.
