New Delhi: The Delhi government yesterday demanded a special body to clean the Yamuna river.
Delhi Urban Development Minister Satyendar Jain said the Centre should set up a platform represented by all agencies for this task.
The recommendation was made at the NCR Planning Board meeting yesterday.
He said that various agencies of the central and Delhi governments like the Delhi Development Authority and Delhi Jal Board have a role to play in cleaning the Yamuna river.
The work gets obstructed whenever there is lack of coordination between these agencies.
Jain said the Delhi Metro Rail Corp (DMRC) was created so that every agency could work in tune with the other.
"All the stakeholders will have to unite and work together to make Yamuna pollution free. I suggested in the meeting that a common platform should be created for Yamuna cleaning and a river front development," Jain said.
The NCR Planning Board meeting was headed by Union Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu.
Jain said Naidu promised to "consider" the suggestion.
Jain said that there are multiple agencies which are currently involved in the cleaning up of Yamuna river due to which we have not able to clean it for the last 15 years.
