New Delhi, July 8 -- Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has urged Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to take immediate steps to curb illegal sand mining in the Yamuna river areas near the Delhi-UP border.
Gupta highlighted that such illegal activities are weakening the river's embankments, thereby increasing the risk of flooding. She has also apprised UP CM Yogi of the concerns raised by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) over this critical issue.
In a letter to the UP CM, Gupta shared detailed information about the illegal sand mining taking place in the Yamuna area, stressing that it is causing serious ecological damage, which could pose grave challenges for the river's future. She also pointed out that people living along the Yamuna b...