Final draft of technical report on Yamuna approved (Hindu 02 August 2010)

The report would now be sent to the Cabinet Secretary
NEW DELHI: The final draft of the report drawn by the Technical Advisory Committee on the Yamuna river development was approved at a meeting of the high-power committee chaired by Delhi Lieutenant-Governor Tejendra Khanna this past week.
Besides Mr. Khanna, the meeting was also attended by Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and various head of departments of the State and Union governments.
The final draft of the report was tabled at the meeting and approved therein. The report would now be sent to the Cabinet Secretary.
The Prime Minister had constituted the high-power committee under the chairmanship of the Lieutenant-Governor in August 2007 to commission studies on different aspects of the development of the river.
The committee had been mandated to study the Yamuna in Delhi from the point of view of hydrology, ecology, environmental pollution and sustainable use of the river front.
The committee had in its first meeting in October constituted the Technical Advisory Group which held several meetings including interactions with non-government organisations, scientists and experts to prepare an integrated plan for addressing issues of the Yamuna river.