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Delhi News: Rekha Gupta, Chief Minister of Delhi, and her cabinet ministers attended the Yamuna aarti at Vasudev Ghat in the capital today, February 20. They prayed as they gathered to perform the evening aarti at the Ghat. The aarti was attended by Cabinet Ministers Parvesh Sahib Singh, Ashish Sood, Manjinder Singh Sirsa, Ravinder Indraj Singh, Kapil Mishra, and Pankaj Kumar Singh, along with other BJP leaders.

Earlier, the preparations were on for the aarti and a cleaning procedure was being carried out in the Yamuna River near Vasudev Ghat.

BJP's Yamuna Cleanup Pledge

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta's 'Yamuna Aarti' at Vasudev Ghat on Day 1 of her office was not only a political statement announcing the party's return after 26 years, but it also reaffirmed the BJP's commitment to clean up the river, which was once the lifeblood of the centuries-old city but is now little more than a drain.

Reflecting upon BJP's Yamuna cleaning plans, the Delhi CM said, "Today, during the aarti of Maa Yamuna, we remembered our resolution to clean the river. We will use the needed resources, and it will be our priority..."

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Before the assembly election, the BJP pledged a clean Yamuna in three years. Prime Minister Narendra Modi repeated the vow during the party's victory celebrations. PM Narendra Modi vowed to make the Yamuna "the identity of Delhi."

In its election manifesto, the "Viksit Bharat Sankalp Patra," the BJP promised to establish a "Yamuna Kosh" for revitalisation and riverside development.

For the time being, the Lieutenant Governor's office has announced a four-part cleanup plan that includes removing trash and silt from the river and drains, including the Najafgarh drain, which contributes the most to pollution, expanding sewage treatment capacity to 1,000 million gallons per day, and increasing common effluent treatment plant capacity to 220 MLD.

The Lieutenant Governor (LG) pledged regular monitoring of industrial units, sewage, and wastewater treatment plants. Work began four days before the Chief Minister's oath ceremony, with efforts focused on removing trans and silt using skimmers, weed harvesters, and a dredger, as confirmed by officials from the LG's office.