EnvironmentFriday, 5 June 2026·The Hindu
Supreme Court orders Home Secretary-led panel for Yamuna clean-up plan in 8 weeks
The Supreme Court formed a Home Secretary-led committee with all concerned States and UTs to prepare an 8-week Yamuna Action Plan.
Key highlights
Direct fact
In June 2026, the Supreme Court constituted a committee headed by the Union Home Secretary and asked it to submit a comprehensive Yamuna Action Plan within eight weeks for a river that serves over 57 million people in the national capital region.
Key specifics
- The committee will include the Chief Secretaries of all States and Union Territories through which the Yamuna flows.
- The Bench of Justices Manoj Misra and Manmohan said the river had been reduced to “little more than a sewage canal”.
- The action plan must specify objectives, implementation strategy, roles, budgetary allocations, and timelines.
- The Court said coordination and monitoring must be entrusted to a single authority, similar to the Namami Gange programme.
- The case was listed next on August 8, 2026.
Exam lens
TNPSC environment and governance questions may ask about the Home Secretary-led panel, the eight-week deadline, the 57 million population figure, and the comparison with Namami Gange. A likely one-liner: which river’s rejuvenation plan was ordered by the Supreme Court in 2026?