NEW DELHI, Oct. 19 -- Over 35,000 volunteers participated in the one-day Yamuna floodplain cleanliness campaign on October 18, which saw the removal of 86,600 kg of waste from 70 riverfront ghats across the city, Delhi water minister Parvesh Verma said on Monday

Addressing a Press conference a day after the mega drive, Verma said the volunteers included 20,000 workers from various NGOs, 10,500 Bharatiya Janata Party members, and students from 27 Delhi University colleges.

During the drive, 76,755 kg of dry waste, plastic bags, and religious offerings, along with 9,850 kg of green waste and water hyacinth, were cleared from the banks, he said.

The minister said equipment deployed along the banks included more than 250 Public Works Depar...