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OpIndia reached the banks of Yamuna in Delhi to find out what action the Delhi government is taking to clean the river, and found men and machines working

The ECI asked the AAP Chief to provide factual evidence with specific and pointed responses to type, quantity, nature, manner of poisoning of Yamuna and details of engineers, location and methodology of detecting the poison by Delhi Jal Board engineers

Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, while addressing a public rally in the Narela assembly area on Tuesday, took a dig at Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal over the ongoing Yamuna water issue.

In 2015, AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal had promised to clean and revive the water body within a span of 5 years i.e. by the year 2020.

The failure of Arvind Kejriwal to clean the Yamuna persists, as the river remains toxic despite years of promises. BJP criticises AAP for spending money on ads instead of actual clean-up efforts.

Basically, the only thing Atishi's Pani Satyagraha has achieved is that it has successfully shifted the media focus from the public suffering for something as basic as water to an entitled, powerful woman, a minister no less, highlighting her own 'suffering'.

According to a Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) report released in May this year, out of the 35 operational STPs, 22 were not meeting the prescribed standards impacting the quality of Yamuna River's water.

As half of Delhi remains engulfed in flood-like conditions, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued predictions of light to moderate rain accompanied by thunderstorms for the next 4-5 days in the national capital.

Yamuna river in Delhi is flowing at record high as water reached low-lying areas around ITO and Kashmiri Gate.

CM Kejriwal in his letter to HM Shah claimed Delhi did not receive rain in the last three days and water in Yamuna was rising because of Haryana