AAP accuses Delhi government of hiding Yamuna pollution data for 3 months; warns of public health risks and lack of transparency.

Given that official assessments on the water quality of the Yamuna have not been released in the last three months, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) accused the BJP-led Delhi Government  of stifling data on pollution in the river.

Saurabh Bharadwaj, the Delhi state president of the AAP, asserted that Water Minister Parvesh Verma had ceased issuing official Yamuna pollution reports as a result of his previous exposé. Under former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, he said, monthly reports on Yamuna pollution have been released on a regular basis since 2014. He described the previous administration as a model of transparent and accountable governance.

Bharadwaj stated on social media site X that no further data had been released, citing the Delhi contamination Control Committee’s (DPCC) most recent Yamuna contamination laboratory report. He wrote, “Data fraud is no longer just limited to AQI data; Yamuna data is now also being suppressed.”

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Bharadwaj also claimed that the government of Chief Minister Rekha Gupta was impeding independent investigation by refusing an expert panel from IIT Delhi, which was constituted by the National Green Tribunal, access to sewage treatment plants and pollution data. He claimed that this created grave questions about the government’s transparency and objectives with regard to Yamuna pollution.

According to Bharadwaj, who cited a DPCC report from October 23, 2025, the river had dangerously high amounts of human waste and the water quality in the Yamuna was so bad that it was unsafe for bathing. He cautioned that hiding this knowledge could have detrimental effects on public health, especially for areas that are vulnerable and rely on the Yamuna.

In addition, the AAP leader said that data suppression was motivated by political concerns and that pollution levels would get worse after the Haryana government stops diverting water from the Eastern Yamuna Canal.