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Over 15,000 citizens join mega Yamuna clean-up drive, 116 tonnes of waste removed

New Delhi, Jun 15 (UNI) More than 15,000 citizens joined a massive cleanliness drive along the Yamuna on Monday as the Delhi Government launched the “Maa Yamuna Tat Swachhta Abhiyan” across 28 major ghats, removing 116.6 metric tonnes of waste in one of the capital's largest citizen-led river cleaning initiatives.
The campaign, organised simultaneously at multiple locations along the river, brought together resident welfare associations (RWAs), non-governmental organisations (NGOs), students, volunteers, community groups and government officials in a concerted effort to restore the ecological and cultural significance of the Yamuna.
Officials said extensive cleaning operations were carried out at riverbanks, ghats, access roads and adjoining public areas, resulting in the collection and removal of 116.6 metric tonnes of waste.
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Shahid K Abbas
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