India, Jan. 4 -- The Delhi government is set to install floating waste segregators upstream of Palla - where Yamuna enters Delhi - to tackle the floating waste, hyacinth, and garbage entering the river. Similar floating structures have previously been installed on larger drains in Delhi.

An official from the Irrigation and Flood Control (I&FC) Department said the government is in the process of hiring a private firm, which will be responsible for installing the structure, removal and disposal of floating materials, hyacinth and its dumping at designated place in coordination with the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD).

"The company will undertake these cleaning operations for one year. This will help us prevent floating waste coming t...