India, June 15 -- The newly created Yamuna Task Force, comprising officers and personnel of the Territorial Army, has started patrolling and performing other work under its mandate as part of the rejuvenation of the river in Delhi. The task force took part in the mega Yamuna riverbank cleanliness campaign led by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday.

"The Indian Army and the Government of India's Ministry of Defence decided to form the Yamuna Task Force here...The Indian Army's involvement in this brings with it people's expectations and hopes, and we will always live up to them," Anurag Singh, lieutenant colonel, officer commanding, Yamuna Task Force, said.

Singh said that the Yamuna Task Force was raised in March as part of the 137 com...