In addition to its ongoing initiatives to rejuvenate the city's water bodies, the Delhi Government is now taking a massive initiative to clean the Yamuna water. In this context, the Delhi Government has launched a large-scale cleanliness drive for the Yamuna River as part of a drive to renew the river and improve quality of environment. Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta launched the campaign underlining the importance of all stakeholders working together to stop pollution and restore the environment of the river.

The Chief Minister, at the launching ceremony held near the banks of the river Yamuna, gave a detailed presentation on the multi-pronged approach to promote cleanliness and conservation measures. These include increasing garbage collection efforts, clearing riverbanks of waste, desilting activities, calling in volunteers and community groups to support the river clean-up efforts. 

Rekha Gupta said that the rejuvenation of the Yamuna is not merely an exercise in making the river environment healthy, but also ensuring the well-being of millions who depend on the river and its ecosystem. The civic institutions, civic associations of the locals, and environmental organisations are cooperating in the clean-up efforts the area, so that the drive will truly be comprehensive and effective in the long term, she said.

The campaign will be carried out across major stretches of the Yamuna within Delhi's jurisdiction wherein teams will be deployed in the forest area to remove solid waste, and public awareness about problem of solid waste treatment and disposal. The campaign aims to reduce pollution caused by untreated sewage and industrial effluents. 

Sanitation workers and waste management volunteers during the sanitation drive will carry out waste collection and segregation activities and awareness campaigns will be conducted in nearby areas to educate people about importance of using less plastics and waste management.

Large-scale local efforts, such as this, is essential for bringing a significant improvement in the condition of the Yamuna in the long term, environmentalists involved with the campaign emphasised. They noted on-ground cleanliness activities should be complemented with ongoing monitoring, active community participation and investments in infrastructure upgrades.

The initiative is also aligned with broader goals of river conservation of the river, promoting sustainable development of the city and expanding green urban spaces for the benefit of people of Delhi as central priorities.