Since the mid-1990s, Rs 1,500 crore has been spent to clean up the dying Yamuna, but it all has gone down the drain. Now the water you drink is expected to give a new lease of life to the once fabled river. For the first time in history, Delhi may get its share of Yamuna water, treated and supplied to households, from the river itself. The Capital has so far been getting water diverted from the river to Western Yamuna Canal (WYC) in Haryana. This meets Delhi’s 70 per cent drinking water needs. A high-powered committee headed by the secretary, ministry of water resources, Shashi Shekhar, has recommended this move to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to ensure fresh water flow in the river.Committee says Yamuna river will remain a 'sewer' unless action is takenIt will take time for the river to revive, but Green Tribunal supports plan
Even now the canal water is deposited at Palla in _ and collected at Wazirabad before it is cleaned up and supplied.