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Clean Yamuna Campaign
lean Yamuna campaign various stakeholders. The cleaning These include Rithala, Kondli and
under the Namami Gange of tributaries of River Ganga, Okhla. This will help in preventing
CProgramme continued especially, Yamuna, is one of the sewage from drains falling into
to make impact with various focus areas of Namami Gange Yamuna. A total of 12 projects for
stakeholders carrying out cleanliness Programme. While 318 MLD STP the treatment of more than 1200
activities on Yamuna ghats in Delhi. at Coronation Pillar constructed MLD sewage have been taken up
Special cleanliness drives were under Namami Gange Programme under Namami Gange Program
carried out on the occasion of the was commissioned in March, 3 in Delhi, to abate the pollution in
World Water Day and during ‘Ganga other main STPs on Yamuna funded River Yamuna.
Swachhta Pakhwada’ involving by NMCG are nearing completion.
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and saw huge participation.
national Cleanliness Day Magh Purnima
On the occasion of the National Cleanliness Cleaning drives at Kalindi Kunj ghat and Signature
Day on 30th January 2023, a cleanliness drive Bridge ghat by YSS foundation and SYA and other
was organised on Chhat Ghat at ITO on River volunteers respectively in february 2023 under
Yamuna. Mr. G. Asok Kumar, Director General, Clean Yamuna Campaign.
National Mission for Clean Ganga, participated in
the event and urged everyone to join hands with
the government to clean River Yamuna, the longest
tributary of River Ganga.
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