New Delhi, June 16 -- Residents, residents' welfare associations (RWAs), non-governmental organisations (NGOs), community groups and government officials participated in a cleanliness drive across several Yamuna ghats in Delhi on Sunday, organised by the Delhi government. Officials said more than 15,000 citizens took part in the exercise, removing 116.6 tonnes of waste from the ghats.

Titled the "Maa Yamuna Tat Swachhta Abhiyan", the drive was conducted simultaneously across 28 major Yamuna ghats in the city, with cleaning operations carried out on riverbanks, access roads and adjoining public areas.

Officials said the collected waste was segregated and disposed of in accordance with environmental norms. General garbage and construction...