India, July 23 -- Waste dumping in Yamuna

For the prevention and control of pollution in the river Yamuna, the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) in coordination with the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), identified the need to expand the existing water quality monitoring network to include the Yamuna rivers and its major contributing drains-the Sahibi river (Najafgarh drain) and the Shahdara drain.

This was stated in the CPCB report to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on July 22, 2026.

Accordingly, under the Delhi-Yamuna drain monitoring programme, CPCB along with the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) and Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has undertaken joint monitoring at 52 locations of the Sahibi river and the Shahdara drain...