New Delhi, Oct. 23 -- The ongoing process of cleaning Yamuna in the national capital is soon going to get a shot in the arm with the procurement and deployment of state-of-the art machinery from abroad, which is going to substantially boost the efficiency of the efforts. Starting from January, 2026 the Irrigation and Flood Control Department will be deploying the Amphibious Classic 4 Watermaster, an advanced dredger machine, initially on the critical stretches of the river.
Afterwards, the machinery will be deployed for cleaning operations on the Sahibi River basin (also known as Najafgarh Drain). This advanced machine is being procured from Finland, in a bid to undertake large scale dredging, desilting, and cleaning works in the Yamuna an...