Delhi Chief Minister (CM) Rekha Gupta, along with her ministers, attended the Yamuna 'aarti' on Thursday evening, just hours after the Governor administered the oath of office to the new cabinet. Following the 'aarti', the Delhi CM emphasised that cleaning the river would be a priority for her government. "Today, during the aarti of Maa Yamuna, we reaffirmed our commitment to cleaning the river. We will allocate the necessary resources, and it will be our top priority," she said (Text: ANI, PICS/PTI)
Updated On: 2025-02-20 09:45 PM IST
Compiled by : Divya Nair
Notably, after BJP won with a historic mandate of 48 seats of 70 Delhi Assembly seats, the cleaning process for the Yamuna River was taken up and trash skimmers, weed harvesters, and dredge utility vehicles were deployed to the river on February 16
Pollution in the Yamuna was a key issue during the Delhi Assembly elections, with political parties targeting each other over pollution, encroachments, and flood management. BJP attacked AAP and accused it of failing to deliver on promises of cleaning the Yamuna
Apart from this, the BJP has mentioned cleaning Yamuna as one of the top priorities in its manifesto
Later in the day, the newly-formed Delhi Cabinet in its first meeting on Thursday approved the implementation of Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme in the national capital and also decided to present 14 pending CAG reports in the first session of the assembly
CM Gupta, after taking charge of office at the Delhi Secretariat said, "Not a single day will be wasted in realising our mission of a 'Viksit Delhi'. We will fulfil all the commitments made to the people of Delhi"