Aim to make Yamuna clean, fully navigable soon, says LG

NEW DELHI: Lieutenant governor VK Saxena and National Green Tribunal (NGT) chairperson justice Adarsh Kumar Goel on Tuesday inspected an 11km stretch of the Yamuna between Kashmere Gate and the ITO barrage on boat - a stretch of the river whose navigability was ascertained by the Indian Navy last month

- Jasjeev Gandhiok

The boat ride was undertaken on an Indian Navy boat, and senior officials from all stakeholder departments, including the Delhi Development Authority, the irrigation and flood control (I&FC) department, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, and the Delhi Jal Board were also present.

Speaking after the inspection, Saxena, who heads an NGT-appointed high level committee on the Yamuna's rejuvenation, said once the waterway becomes fully navigable, it will allow the public to involve themselves at a physical level with the river.