Overview
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a high‑level review on Monday that directed Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh to pursue an integrated, centrally led Yamuna rejuvenation drive.
- Desilting of drains has cleared 97% of a 28.57 lakh‑tonne target with officials saying the remaining silt will be removed by June 15 to reduce blockages before the monsoon.
- A Memorandum of Understanding between the Municipal Corporation of Delhi and the National Dairy Development Board will divert dairy and gaushala waste to biogas and manure plants to cut a known source of pollution.
- Authorities ordered continuous water‑quality monitoring for BOD, COD and TSS and set 20‑day progress reviews while Haryana set a December 31, 2027 deadline for major sewage and effluent projects backed by plans for 425+ MLD sewage and 150+ MLD industrial treatment capacity.
- Low ecological flow in the Yamuna has forced the Delhi Jal Board to dredge the riverbed to sustain raw water supplies and highlights risks that cleared silt could re‑mobilise in the monsoon unless treatment, land clearances and enforcement are fast tracked.