Overview
- The Delhi government organised a four‑hour, multi‑site cleanliness drive on Sunday across 28 ghats with Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, thousands of volunteers, more than 500 organisations, ministers, MPs and BJP leaders taking part.
- Officials reported upgrades to existing sewage treatment plants, said tenders for 12 new STPs have been awarded, and reiterated a target to add 59 STPs by 2027 with projects worth over Rs 1,000 crore including Rs 860 crore for 12 decentralised Najafgarh plants under AMRUT.
- The Centre has stepped up oversight of the programme with Union Home Minister Amit Shah ordering 20‑day status reviews and specialised units such as a Territorial Army Yamuna Task Force engaged in on‑ground work.
- Independent monitoring cited in coverage shows the river remains heavily polluted, with zero dissolved oxygen recorded at several checkpoints and the roughly 22‑kilometre Delhi stretch responsible for nearly 80% of the Yamuna’s pollution load.
- Restoring the river will depend on finishing the STP upgrades, stopping untreated drain discharges from neighbouring areas, enforcing rules on ritual waste and sustained coordination through 2027, all of which will determine whether Delhi residents see cleaner water and fewer contamination incidents.