Yamuna-cleaning plan needs reset, not money

The 22-kilometre stretch of the Yamuna between Wazirabad and Okhla in Delhi, less than 2% of the river's total length, accounts for 80% of its pollution load

- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Amid renewed efforts to clean the Yamuna in Delhi, a new analysis released Thursday said authorities need to rethink their strategy and stop the mixing of treated and untreated water in drains flowing into the river.

The analysis by Delhi-based think tank Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) said officials must ensure that tankers collecting faecal sludge from areas without sewer connections do not dump it into drains or the river.

CSE director general Sunita Narain said all such tankers should be fitted with GPS trackers to make sure the sludge is taken to sewage treatment plants (STPs) for proper treatment and reuse. She added that untreated water from unsewered areas should be treated near the river before being released.