New Delhi, June 21 -- Chief minister Rekha Gupta on Friday chaired a meeting of the Delhi Jal Board (DJB), focusing on three key areas - the agency's budgetary action plan, progress on Yamuna cleaning and related projects, and ongoing water supply and sewerage initiatives.

Gupta announced that a large-scale public awareness campaign will soon be launched to educate citizens on river conservation, cleanliness, and pollution prevention. She added that she will personally monitor the Yamuna cleaning drive through monthly reviews and field visits to various stretches of the river.

Setting an ambitious deadline, the CM directed that water and sewer lines must be laid in all unauthorised colonies by December 2027. She also asked officials to ...