Delhi Irrigation and Flood Control Minister Parvesh Verma inspected the Yamuna by boat on Wednesday and said 1,300 tonnes of garbage had been removed from the river in the past 10 days.

Later, he held a meeting with officials to assess the progress of the cleanup effort and said, “All drains in Delhi will be connected to sewage treatment plants (STPs) and their capacity will be increased to prevent untreated wastewater from flowing into the river.” Cleaning the Yamuna was one of the key promises made by the BJP for the recently-concluded Delhi Assembly polls.