Former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal was off the mark when he said Yamuna gets “poisoned” in Haryana. The river, in fact, is still in decent health at its entry point into Delhi from Haryana. It’s along the banks of the capital that life gets sucked out of Yamuna, by the system of drains that empties into it. Politics aside, Yamuna river has been stewing in muck, sewage and industrial waste. In 32 years, some Rs 8,000 crore has been spent, but the result: utter failure. BJP’s manifesto promise is to clean up the river in three years. Can it deliver?
Delhi killed Yamuna years ago. Can it be reborn in 3 years?

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