Pollution Archives - National Times

09 Jul

Haryana Launches Comprehensive Action Plan to Rejuvenate Yamuna River with New Treatment Infrastructure

Balwinder Singh0 CommentsHaryanaEnvironment, Haryana, Pollution, Yamuna

Chandigarh (Balwinder Singh): The Haryana government has formulated a multi-pronged action plan aimed at the rejuvenation and pollution control of the Yamuna River. Under this initiative, the state will develop an additional treatment capacity of 580 million litres per day (MLD) to handle sewage and industrial effluent. Alongside wastewater management, the plan includes the setup of nine biogas plants designed for the scientific disposal of 1,455 tonnes of organic waste daily. These combined environmental infrastructure projects are specifically designed to reduce the volume of pollutants discharged into the Yamuna, upgrade water quality, and strengthen the river's surrounding ecosystem. Chief Secretary…

09 Jul

Haryana Launches Clean Yamuna Action Plan with New Sewage and Industrial Treatment Facilities

Balwinder Singh0 CommentsHaryanaEnvironment, Haryana, Pollution, Yamuna

Chandigarh (Balwinder Singh): The Haryana government has formulated a comprehensive, multi-layered action plan to rejuvenate the Yamuna River and curb environmental pollution. Under this initiative, the state will develop an additional treatment capacity of 580 million litres per day (MLD) for sewage and industrial wastewater. Furthermore, nine biogas plants will be set up to process 1,455 tonnes of organic waste daily through scientific disposal methods. The sweeping environmental projects aim to drastically minimize the flow of pollutants entering the Yamuna, upgrade water quality, and restore the river's fragile ecological balance. Chief Secretary Anurag Rastogi led a high-level review meeting in…

09 Jan

Delhi-NCR endures cold wave as rain and fog lower temperatures further

Rajeev Sharma0 CommentsIndiaAir Quality, New Delhi, Pollution, Rain, Weather

National Times Bureau :- Parts of Delhi, Noida and Gurugram experienced rainfall on Friday, intensifying the already harsh cold wave in the region. Delhi recorded its lowest temperature of the season at 4.6°C early in the morning. Despite the rain, thick fog continued to cover the Delhi-NCR area, reducing visibility and adding to the winter chill, according to morning reports. The rain followed a day when the city recorded a low of 5.8°C on Thursday, the third-lowest this winter. Observations at Safdarjung showed temperatures 1.1°C below the seasonal average. Maximum temperatures also remained below normal across the city, keeping the daytime…

30 Dec

IMD issues red alert in Delhi over dense fog, air quality turns severe; IGI Airport issues advisory

nishuthapar10 CommentsIndiaAdvisory, Airport, Delhi, Pollution, Weather

National Times Bureau :- Dense fog engulfed national capital on Monday causing visibility to drop significantly, resulting in disruption in flight operations and train cancellations, plunging air quality into severe category. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a 'red' alert for dense fog on Tuesday morning. The visibility at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport and Safdarjung was 50 metres at 8 am. It improved to 100 metres around 9 am, the weather office said. Currently the airport is functioning under Category-III conditions, which allows flights to land in low visibility. Delhi airport advisory “Due to dense fog, flight…