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Delhi Launches Massive Projects to Clean the Yamuna River by 2029

The Union Home Minister inaugurated ten new river‑cleaning projects and announced thirty‑three additional initiatives, costing about nine thousand crore rupees.

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Key Points

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Total investment: roughly nine thousand crore Indian rupees.

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Ten projects inaugurated; thirty‑three more initiated.

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Focus on sewage treatment, sewer network expansion, and garbage removal.

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Goal: clean Yamuna River by May 2029 through coordinated state and central actions.

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Summary

The projects will upgrade existing sewage treatment plants, add new ones, and expand sewer connections to households across Delhi.

The combined effort of Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and the central government aims to stop waste from entering the Yamuna and achieve a clean river by May 2029.

The plan also includes removing large amounts of garbage from city landfills and improving water supply for residents.

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New Words to Learn

10 words
rejuvenation
making something old look fresh again
infrastructure
big things like pipes and buildings that help a city work
sewage
dirty water from homes and toilets
treatment
cleaning something so it is safe
initiative
a new plan or project
landfill
a place where a lot of trash is kept
metric tonnes
a big way to measure weight, like many thousands of kilograms
decentralised
spread out in many small places instead of one big place
roadmap
a step‑by‑step plan
reclaimed
taken back or recovered
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