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Delhi Yamuna Cleanup: 35000 Citizens Remove 76000 Kg Garbage in Mega Drive
- •Over 35000 Delhi residents participated in the Chalo Yamuna mega-drive on October 18 to clean 70 ghats along the river.
- •The massive cleanup effort successfully removed over 76755 kg of garbage in a single morning with the help of various machinery and departments.
- •Union Home Minister Amit Shah will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for 43 Delhi Jal Board projects worth Rs 8941 crore on October 22.
- •The upcoming projects include a new STP in Okhla, upgrading 8 existing STPs, and constructing new sewage treatment plants and water networks.
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Over 35,000 residents participated in the 'Chalo Yamuna' mega-drive on October 18, 2026, cleaning 70 ghats and removing more than 76,755 kg of garbage in a single morning.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for 43 Delhi Jal Board projects worth Rs 8,941.22 crore on October 22, 2026. These include building a new STP in Okhla, upgrading 8 existing STPs, and constructing new district sewage plants and a sewer network.
The cleanup utilized 26 JCBs, 19 tractor-trolleys, 24 boats, 7 weed harvesters, trash skimmers, and 269 PWD maintenance vans. More than 10 departments, including PWD, MCD, Delhi Jal Board, and Delhi Police, jointly contributed to the drive alongside sanitation workers and volunteers.
