Haryana sets December 2027 deadline for Yamuna pollution-control projects; Chief Secretary reviews progress
Haryana's Chief Secretary has mandated that all pollution-control and sewage-treatment projects for the Yamuna River must be completed by December 2027. The initiative involves a coordinated effort to improve water quality through infrastructure development and real-time monitoring.
Why it matters
The cleanup of the Yamuna is a critical environmental and public health priority for the region, involving complex inter-state cooperation.
Haryana Chief Secretary Anurag Rastogi on Tuesday (June 9, 2026) directed all the departments concerned to accelerate the implementation of sewage-treatment, industrial-effluent-management and pollution-control projects to ensure substantial improvement in the water quality of the Yamuna and its tributary drains.
The article provides a factual account of government directives and project timelines.
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