Supreme Court Sets Up Union Home Secretary-Led Committee for Yamuna Clean-Up Plan

The Supreme Court constitutes a committee under the Union Home Secretary to prepare a comprehensive plan to clean up the river Yamuna. The development brings focus on Yamuna’s origin, course through multiple states, and its confluence with the Ganga at Prayagraj.

Supreme Court Committee and Yamuna River: 

Dimension	Key Details
Committee leadership	The committee is constituted under the Union Home Secretary.
Yamuna: River status	The Yamuna is the longest tributary of the Ganga and is described as one of India’s most sacred rivers.
Yamuna: Linkage	The Yamuna is described as having once been a tributary of River Ghaggar, most likely the Saraswati River referred to in the Veda.
Origin	The Yamuna rises from the Yamunotri Glacier on the slopes of the Bandarpunch Massif in the Great Himalayas, Uttarakhand.
Course (states/UT)	The Yamuna flows through Uttarkhand, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi, and Uttar Pradesh.
Confluence	The Yamuna joins the Ganga River at Prayagraj (Triveni Sangam).
Distinctive feature	The Yamuna is described as the longest river in India which does not directly flow to the sea.
Major tributaries	Major tributaries comprise Tons (largest), Chambal (longest), Sindh, Betwa, and Ken.