Yamuna cannot be cleaned before Games: Dikshit
February 17th, 2010 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANSNew Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Wednesday said Yamuna river cannot be cleaned before the Commonwealth Games that are scheduled to take place Oct 3-14 in the national capital.
“Yamuna can’t be cleaned in a time of just few months. It will take time. We never promised to clean it before the Commonwealth Games,” Dikshit told reporters here.
“We are making efforts to clean it. We are making interceptors to stop sewage flowing into Yamuna,” she added.
According to the Central Pollution Control Board’s 10-month-long monitoring of the Yamuna at Nizamuddin, the Yamuna water is unfit not just for drinking but even for bathing.
Originating in the lower Himalayas, the Yamuna is 1,376 km long. The 22 km stretch that passes through Delhi is one of the most polluted.
Recently spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar announced a three-month campaign to clean the river.
- Sri Sri Ravi Shankar launches 'Clean Yamuna' campaign - Mar 16, 2010
- Sri Sri Ravi Shankar to launch clean Yamuna campaign - Feb 04, 2010
- Volunteers collect truckloads of garbage from Yamuna - Mar 23, 2010
- Delhi approves project to keep Yamuna sewage-free - Jul 20, 2010
- Cleaning Yamuna to miss 2015 target: Jairam - Mar 27, 2011
- Vrindavan devotees fight for Yamuna cause - Oct 05, 2011
- Delhi students clean up Yamuna ahead of CWG (With Image) - Aug 22, 2010
- Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit feels dream of turning the capital into world class city coming true - Aug 15, 2010
- Students, activists join hand to clean Yamuna River in Agra - Feb 07, 2010
- Cloths, polypacks, flowers haunt Yamuna again after Puja - Oct 18, 2010
- Allahabad farmers take out rally to spread river pollution awareness - Apr 02, 2011
- Lit up with art, music, behold the Yamuna - Nov 14, 2011
- Hundreds of eco-activists clean up Yamuna - Mar 18, 2012
- Malhotra slams Dikshit over cleaning of Yamuna - Jun 24, 2009
- 'Recognise Yamuna as heritage entity' (April 18 is World Heritage Day) - Apr 17, 2011
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