In the run-up to the Delhi election, politics over the river Yamuna, foaming with pollutants, has taken centre-stage with Arvind Kejriwal and his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) alleging poisonous levels of ammonia in water from Haryana and the BJP hitting back.

Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini has threatened to sue the former Delhi chief minister for defamation if he doesn't apologise.

Before the "ammonia" row erupted, the BJP's Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma, a former MP contesting from the New Delhi constituency, had been targeting Arvind Kejriwal over the polluted Yamuna by immersing a cut-out of the AAP chief in it. Not the way to protest, perhaps, given that he added to the water pollution.

The once great river Yamuna now resembles a giant sewage canal.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah's promise to develop the Yamuna Riverfront on the lines of the Sabarmati Riverfront in Ahmedabad has regained interest.

The proposal for developing the Yamuna riverfront on the lines of the Sabarmati Riverfront first came up when Prime Minister Narendra Modi took Chinese President Xi Jinping for a stroll along the Sabarmati in September 2014. Later, PM Modi took off on a seaplane, showcasing the riverfront development days before the 2017 Gujarat polls.

Is a similar makeover possible for the Yamuna?

Making of Sabarmati Riverfront

Sabarmati is linked to Ahmedabad's rich history........

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