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Advanced machine to clean Yamuna
The Morning Standard
|October 24, 2025
Govt procures dredger machine from Finland at a cost of 8 cr, to be operational from Jan
AIMING to undertake largescale dredging, desilting, and cleaning operations in the Yamuna River Sahibi, the Delhi government has decided to deploy Finland-made amphibious dredger machine.
The Irrigation and Flood Control Department has procured an advanced amphibious Classic 4 multipurpose dredger machine from Finland. The machine will arrive in India before December and will be operational from January.
This state-of-the-art machine called Amphibious Classic 4 Watermaster is capable of operating on both land and water.
The machine combines Finnish engineering with high-efficiency hydraulic systems and modular attachments that can perform multiple operations including dredging, backhoe excavation, raking, solid waste removal and weed extraction with unmatched precision.
This story is from the October 24, 2025 edition of The Morning Standard.
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