Yamuna to be clean by end of 2021: UP CM Yogi Adityanath

  • | Monday | 15th February, 2021

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said that the Delhi government has to first clean its stretch of river Yamuna and then making the rest pollution-free is the responsibility of his government, which will be completed by 2021.

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said that the Delhi government has to first clean its stretch of river Yamuna and then making the rest pollution-free is the responsibility of his government, which will be completed by 2021.

The CM also said that the time has come to celebrate festivals again as the war against the Covid-19 pandemic has entered its last leg amid a rigorous vaccination drive.

Addressing the seers and public in Vrindavan after reviewing the arrangements of the pre-Kumbh Vaishnav meeting on Sunday, the CM said, “The UP government’s responsibility to clean up Yamuna would begin as soon as the Delhi government cleans its part."

The Centre and the Haryana government had recently pinned the blame for severe pollution of Yamuna on the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Delhi. This came after the Supreme Court sought reply from the Centre, CPCB, Delhi government and states of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh. The apex court had initiated suo motu proceedings on the steady decline in quality of Yamuna water.

Praising the arrangements at Prayagraj’s Kumbh, the CM said, “It has set high standards of security, management and cleanliness, which was missing earlier. And that was the reason why the Unesco had recognised the Kumbh mela as India’s cultural heritage.”

“I wish the local administration makes this event successful without compromising on security, cleanliness and management, so that they get the opportunity of organising this event again,” the CM said, adding that it should be presented in such a manner that people remember it for a lifetime.
The CM also met the seers at an ashram and assured them of clean water in Yamuna by 2022. Sant Gyanand Maharaj told media persons, “The CM, categorically, told us that their target is to clean Yamuna ji as Ganga ji had almost been cleaned.”

He added that the CM had given such an assurance a year ago, but work got delayed due to Covid-19 lockdown.
Cleaning of Yamuna is also part of Namami Gange Mission and the Centre has been supplementing the efforts of the states for checking the rising level of pollution in Yamuna, a tributary of Ganga, by providing financial assistance to Haryana, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh in a phased manner since 1993 under the Yamuna Action Plan (YAP). The total expenditure incurred on conservation of Yamuna in the first two phases of YAP is Rs 1,514.7 crore.

The CM also inaugurated projects worth Rs 411 crore on Sunday. Yogi said that the cow protection programme in Braj region would make it economically more prosperous and give due reverence to Lord Krishna. “Cow conservation should be the identity of the Braj region,” he added.
Meanwhile, Mathura police arrested several Samajwadi Party workers, including women activists, after they tried to show black flags to the CM.


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