India, Oct. 15 -- Ahead of the festive season and amid preparations for Chhath, the Delhi government is planning a series of measures to tackle the formation of froth in the river, including the use of defoaming chemical agents, deployment of power boats and increasein the flow of the river. In the previous years, the BJP, when it was in the Opposition, had criticised the use of defoaming agents in anti-froth drives.

Meanwhile, speaking at the launch of Delhi Jal Board schemes at the Delhi Secretariat, Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday said no froth will be seen on the surface of Yamuna during the upcoming Chhath festival, asserting that work is underway to rejuvenate it.

"Very soon, people of Delhi will celebrate the Chhath f...