New Delhi, Oct. 25 -- Delhi's Public Works Department (PWD) and Water Minister Parvesh Verma today said the ongoing integrated efforts by the Delhi government towards cleaning of the Yamuna river have started showing strong and measurable results.
Addressing a press conference here, Verma claimed that within seven months, the faecal coliform (human waste contamination) levels in the river have dropped drastically, marking one of the fastest pollution reductions ever recorded in the river's recent history.
"While the previous government spent 10 years making announcements, we have delivered visible outcomes within seven months," Verma said.
He further said that four out of eight sampling points of the river here have now reached the permi...