Tag: Yamuna Flood Plain issue

Delhi state government and Jal Shakti Ministry has launched a pilot project to create natural reservoirs to conserve rainwater in the Yamuna floodplains. The pilot project will be carried out on a 40-acre plot in Sangarpur village. Later, in 2020, it would be expanded to 1000 acres. The project is aimed at charging aquifers using… Continue reading Launching project to store floodwater, CM Kejriwal says Centre put it on fast track

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked the Director of Namami Gange and the Director General of National Institute of Hydrology to inspect and submit a report on the Yamuna floodplain in Agra. The inspection is to be done to ascertain the demarcation of river floodplain in Agra and the construction on it. At previous… Continue reading Green panel orders inspection Yamuna floodplain in Agra