India, June 14 -- Coordinated approach could transform Yamuna if implemented with sustained commitment

For decades, the Yamuna has been at the centre of one of India's most ambitious environmental restoration efforts. Yet despite thousands of crores spent on clean-up programmes, court interventions and repeated political promises, the river remains heavily polluted, particularly in its 22-km stretch through Delhi. Now, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has proposed a fresh approach: a coordinated action plan involving Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh to tackle the problem together.

The significance of Shah's proposal lies not in the promise of cleaning the river, a goal that successive governments have pursued for years, but in the recognit...