<p>Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena Sunday said 1,200 metric tonnes of garbage was removed from the Yamuna during the first phase of the river cleaning operation under the NGT-appointed high-level committee's supervision, leading to a significant improvement in key parameters.</p>.<p>He said the second phase of the operation, which will focus on the cleaning of the Yamuna banks and desilting of midstream muck, is set to commence on Monday. </p>.<p>"Inspected 11-km Signature Bridge-ITO Barrage stretch of Yamuna on completion of the first phase of high-level committee-monitored Yamuna cleaning operations.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/waste-collection-vehicles-in-parts-of-delhi-to-be-fitted-with-gps-devices-as-part-of-pilot-project-1213671.html" target="_blank">Waste collection vehicles in parts of Delhi to be fitted with GPS devices as part of pilot project</a></strong></p>.<p>"Happy to share, significant improvement in key parameters in Yamuna with the removal of 1200 metric tonnes of garbage from the river since work started on February 12," Saxena tweeted.</p>.<p>He said the success of the cleaning operation is evident from the fact that 30 motorboats could simultaneously cruise through the river for 11 km between Wazirabad and ITO. </p>.<p>The cleaning of the Najafgarh Drain has also yielded significant results in terms of the Biochemical Oxygen Demand level coming down significantly on a year-on-year basis, the Delhi L-G said.</p>
<p>Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena Sunday said 1,200 metric tonnes of garbage was removed from the Yamuna during the first phase of the river cleaning operation under the NGT-appointed high-level committee's supervision, leading to a significant improvement in key parameters.</p>.<p>He said the second phase of the operation, which will focus on the cleaning of the Yamuna banks and desilting of midstream muck, is set to commence on Monday. </p>.<p>"Inspected 11-km Signature Bridge-ITO Barrage stretch of Yamuna on completion of the first phase of high-level committee-monitored Yamuna cleaning operations.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/waste-collection-vehicles-in-parts-of-delhi-to-be-fitted-with-gps-devices-as-part-of-pilot-project-1213671.html" target="_blank">Waste collection vehicles in parts of Delhi to be fitted with GPS devices as part of pilot project</a></strong></p>.<p>"Happy to share, significant improvement in key parameters in Yamuna with the removal of 1200 metric tonnes of garbage from the river since work started on February 12," Saxena tweeted.</p>.<p>He said the success of the cleaning operation is evident from the fact that 30 motorboats could simultaneously cruise through the river for 11 km between Wazirabad and ITO. </p>.<p>The cleaning of the Najafgarh Drain has also yielded significant results in terms of the Biochemical Oxygen Demand level coming down significantly on a year-on-year basis, the Delhi L-G said.</p>