The Yamuna floodplain in Delhi is used for agriculture in the dry season by migrants from other states. Here, a man carries a bag of corn through floodwaters near Akshardham Temple.
The water of the Yamuna has entered its floodplain areas in Delhi and the National Capital Region after the river crossed the danger mark recently. Here a family plows through waist-deep water near Akshardham Temple.
The NREGA Sangharsh Morcha, a national collective of trade unions, workers platforms and organisations, demanded August 22, 2022 that the attendance monitoring system introduced for those who are offered work under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) be scrapped entirely.