Close on the heels of a secretaries-level group to rejuvenate Ganga river, Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharati on Tuesday announced a separate committee for cleansing the polluted Yamuna River in Delhi.
“We have already formed a group comprising secretaries from the Ministries of Environment, Transport, Tourism and Water Resources to clean up Ganga. Similarly, we would be constituting a committee of officials from the Ministries of Urban Development, Rural Development and Central Water Commission to cleanse Yamuna,” Bharati said.