Task of cleaning Yamuna to be completed before next LS polls: Home Minister Shah
New Delhi (PTI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said the Centre’s resolve to rejuvenate the Yamuna river is not a political move but an effort to honour the sacred place the river holds in the hearts of the people.
Shah was speaking after inaugurating and laying the foundation stone for development projects worth around Rs 1,816 crore of the Delhi government in the national capital. Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and several other dignitaries were present at the event.
Extending advance greetings to the people of Delhi for Diwali and Chhath Puja, Shah said that about 80 per cent of the projects inaugurated on Thursday are linked to efforts to clean the Yamuna.
“When the people of Delhi chose change, Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared that purifying Mother Yamuna would be the top priority of his government. He promised to complete this task by 2029,” Shah said. “By merely reducing corruption and cutting down on advertisement expenses, the dream of a clean Yamuna can be realised,” he added.
He said that under PM Modi’s leadership, a plan has been prepared to clean the Yamuna up to Prayagraj within the next seven months. “The AAP-da government had promised to clean the Yamuna and take a dip in it, but they didn’t take the dip — instead, the people of Delhi made them sink,” Shah quipped, while hitting out at the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP government.
In 2020, Kejriwal had promised that before the next elections, they would ensure that the Yamuna became so clean that people would be able to take a dip in it. He had said he would join people in taking a dip.
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Two children drown in farm pond in Karnataka
Tumakuru (Karnataka) (PTI): Two children died after slipping and falling into a farm pond near Benakanahalli on Sunday, police said.
The deceased have been identified as Suchitra (11) and her brother Ravindra (9) from Kasapura village in Midigeshi hobli.
According to police, preliminary information suggests that the children had gone to graze goats.
They are believed to have slipped and fallen into the farm pond while attempting to drink water.
The bodies have been sent to Madhugiri Public Hospital for post-mortem.
A case has been registered at the Midigeshi police station.
