Overview
- Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta joined hundreds of volunteers at Chilla Village for a Yamuna Ghat cleanliness drive on Sunday, June 28, signaling a public-facing relaunch of river-cleaning efforts.
- Gupta announced that the government will run weekly Sunday campaigns under the 'Clean Delhi with CM' banner to keep ghats clean and boost public participation in river upkeep.
- The administration said it will modernise sewage treatment plants, install decentralised treatment units, expand the sewer network and tap drains discharging into the river to stop untreated effluent reaching the Yamuna.
- The government pledged dedicated collection cabins across the city for puja materials and damaged idols with scientific recycling plans, and it told volunteers it would support recycling river plastic into benches and dustbins.
- Reporters noted a concentrated pollution hotspot on the 22 km Wazirabad–Okhla stretch that receives at least 22 untreated drains, and the Delhi Congress called the Chilla visit a publicity exercise while demanding measurable timelines and published progress data.