Overview

• Nayab Singh Saini reaffirmed Haryana’s commitment to cleaning the Yamuna in a statement to the state Assembly.
• He said 16,000 metric tonnes of river waste were removed over the past four months.
• He proposed forming a joint committee of the Central Water Commission with Haryana and Delhi officials, modeled on Ganga clean-up efforts.
• He stated that new sewage treatment plants are being established in Delhi and asserted the river is getting cleaner.
• He took part in an inter-state coordination meeting on Yamuna rejuvenation chaired by Union Jal Shakti Minister C R Patil in New Delhi.