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Delhi CM Recasts Yamuna Cleanup as People’s Movement During ITO Site Visit

Officials outline silt disposal, sewage treatment, biological treatment, monitoring to steer the effort.

Overview

  • Chief Minister Rekha Gupta inspected a clean-up drive at Chhath Ghat near ITO on Sunday.
  • The event, organised by the Culture Youth Foundation, drew citizens and youth along with the Yamuna Task Force from the 137 CETF Battalion of the Territorial Army.
  • Gupta framed the river effort as a people-led campaign and called cleanliness a collective moral responsibility toward future generations.
  • She said the government is executing a phased, scientific plan at a war footing focused on silt removal, waste management, sewage and biological treatment, and monitoring.
  • The chief minister pledged full support for citizen-driven initiatives, while reports offered no independent measures of improvement in river conditions.