Word: yamuna
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...games village: news reports in early March said that nine patients had been treated for the potentially deadly and contagious disease in 10 days. While no deaths were reported, the Hindustan Times reported poor hygiene conditions on the site, which is not altogether surprising given that the Yamuna, on whose eastern bank the site is located, is one ofthe most polluted rivers in the world...
...testing cloud-diffusing technology to ward off untimely rains. But then, as New Delhi's supporters would say, that's because India is a democracy rather than an autocracy: Beijing has not had to contend with citizens' protests the way New Delhi has - from environmentalists protesting construction on the Yamuna's floodplains and conservationists protesting construction of an underground rail link near a historical monument, to motorists protesting a rapid-transit bus system that actually slows traffic down...
...Mahal. According to charges drawn up by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Mayawati and others in the state government flouted rules on the environment and competitive tendering in their plans for a $60 million tourist mall, positioned uncomfortably close behind the marble mausoleum. The construction required the Yamuna River to be diverted on a course that seemed set to undercut the ground on which the Taj Mahal rests. Mayawati denied any wrongdoing, saying there was a political conspiracy against...
...white building is one of the finest monuments in the city and worth the trip alone. But the complex also contains the tomb of nobleman Isa Khan, considered by many to be New Delhi's finest Mughal monument. The neighboring zoo, nestled on the banks of the Yamuna River, with its formal gardens, makes it another haven of urban peace. A short trip farther north is the Purana Qila (old fort), whose towering ramparts offer fine views of the city...
...DELHI, India--Every night I go to sleep wearing Delhi. Try as I may to disrobe, to wash the city from my skin, I remain clothed in the urban masala of textures and smells that seasons the ancient metropolis on the banks of the Yamuna River. A drop of sweat lies delicately between my eyes, a saree of dirt and exhaust, pleated six times at my waist and draped over my shoulder, enshrouds my body and defends my modesty from the menacing eyes of the dark. And as I lay in bed, immobilized by the heat, with the dissonant smells...