New Delhi, Jan. 22 -- Chief minister Rekha Gupta said on Wednesday that the government is working in mission mode to restore the Yamuna to a clean and free-flowing state by 2028. In a multipronged approach, Delhi will double sewage treatment capacity, expand sewer connectivity, deploy drones for drain monitoring, and coordinate with neighbouring states to stop polluted waters from reaching Delhi drains, Gupta said.

Chairing a high-level review meeting at the Delhi Secretariat, Gupta directed departments to accelerate work on sewage treatment, drain monitoring, sewer network expansion and industrial pollution control.

"Unless every household is connected to the sewer network and no untreated sewage enters the river, the Yamuna cannot be ...