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A barrage of compromises fail the Yamuna
A decades-old water-sharing pact faces renegotiation this year – making it a pivotal moment for the Yamuna in Delhi.
Updated on Mar 21, 2025 05:47 AM IST
DEO: Submit clarification on objections raised by citizen to land allocation for RFD project
Recently on February 26, union minister Singh gave his nod to handing over 17 acres of defence land for the project. However, Prajakta Mahajan, a Punekar working on river conservation, objected to the allocation of land
Published on Mar 08, 2025 05:06 AM IST
A river’s revival amidst saga of tears
Amid an unprecedented eviction drive, the Kukrail riverbed is being freed of encroachments. Almost half of the Akbar Nagar slum is already gone, and the rest is likely to be history soon, paving way for a much-needed revival of the river. Unfortunately, this has come at the cost people being displaced and losing livelihood. As hundreds of families move out to new settlements, we look into the two aspects of the story - efforts to reclaim a river that turned into a nullah and people’s struggle to reboot their lives.
Updated on Jun 14, 2024 09:22 AM IST
Tried best to complete key projects in 2 years: Pune civic chief
The municipal administration under the commissioner was in charge of civic affairs after the tenure of corporators ended on March 14, 2022. Kumar accepted that with no elected representatives, some of the major policy decisions could not be taken
Updated on Mar 15, 2024 06:38 AM IST
DJB’s biggest sewage plant is all set to miss fourth deadline
Work on the project began in July 2019, with a deadline of December 2022, which was further pushed to June, October, and December 2023
Updated on Nov 24, 2023 05:10 AM IST