Najafgarh drain gets high-tech dredger

In a significant step towards cleaning the Yamuna, the Delhi government on Friday deployed a state-of-the-art mechanised dredging machine in the Najafgarh drain, the city’s largest source of pollution flowing into the River.

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The initiative aims to treat and intercept polluted water before it enters the Yamuna, officials said.

Irrigation and Flood Control Minister Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma launched the new machine at Dulsiras village, downstream of the Urban Extension Road (UER) drain in southwest Delhi. Calling the intervention crucial, Verma said nearly 70 per cent of the ‘Yamuna’ pollution load comes from the Najafgarh drain due to the continuous inflow of untreated sewage and waste.