Hope Yamuna row will be resolved: SC

HIGH AMMONIA LEVELS IN THE RIVER TOOK CENTRE STAGE AHEAD OF THE RECENTLY CONCLUDED DELHI ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS

- Abraham Thomas

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed optimism about better implementation of plans to clean the Yamuna, citing a "change of circumstance" in Delhi after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) formed the government in Delhi.

Observing that a BJP government is in place in neighbouring Haryana too — from where the Yamuna flows into the Capital — a bench headed by Justice Bhushan R Gavai said: "With the change of circumstance, disputes between the Haryana and Delhi governments may not arise."

The court was hearing a suo motu petition of 2021 on remediation of polluted rivers, with a focus on cleaning the Yamuna, due to the constant refrain by the Delhi government of high ammonia content in the Yamuna that could not be processed by treatment plants that ultimately led to water shortfall in the Capital.