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The Yamuna (pronounced [jəmʊnɑː]; IAST: Yamunā) is the second-largest tributary river of the Ganges by discharge and the longest tributary in India.Originating from the Yamunotri Glacier at a height of about 4,500 m (14,800 ft) [1] on the southwestern slopes of Bandarpunch peaks of the Lower Himalaya in Uttarakhand, it travels 1,376 kilometres (855 mi) and has a drainage system of 366,223 ...
The smog-clad Yamuna river in Delhi is polluted with toxic foam floating over its surface, drone footage shot on Tuesday, 21 November shows. Foam covered the water amid the Indian capital's annual ...
A major river overflowing near India’s capital has reached the highest level on record, authorities said, prompting mass evacuations and causing havoc with water supplies as northern states ...
Water levels in the Yamuna river continue to rise after it breached a 45-year high on Wednesday.
The river Yamuna, the reason for Delhi's existence, has suffered heavily from pollution. At its point of exit from city limits, the DO level is only 1.3 mg/L. Similarly, coliform counts jump from 8,500 per 100 mL at entry to 329,312/100 mL at exit (for DO 5 mg/litre is the norm and for coliforms 500/100 mL). [32]
The bridge is a double-decked steel truss bridge that runs east-west across the Yamuna river, connecting the district of Central Delhi to the district of Shahdara. It was constructed in 1866 by the East India Railway at a cost of £1,616,335, [3] and has a total length of 2,640 feet (804.67 m) feet with 12 spans of 202.5 feet (61.72 m) each. [3]
Aerial view Najafgarh Drain flowing through Kakrola Bridge near Dwarka Sector 16. The Najafgarh drain or Najafgarh nalah (nalah in Hindi means rivulet or storm water drain), which also acts as Najafgarh drain bird sanctuary, is another name for the northernmost end of River Sahibi, which continues its flow through Delhi, where it is channelized, and then flows into the Yamuna.
Rising water from the Yamuna river on Wednesday reached the outer boundary walls of the iconic Taj Mahal and submerged one of its adjacent gardens after record monsoon rains swelled rivers across ...