Luxury boats, no ladders.

 "The Delhi government is procuring two high-end boats with air conditioned cabins at a total cost of around Rs 62 million for VIP inspections of the Yamuna." "The boats should be 13 meters long, 4.3 meters wide and 2.1 meters tall," and "Each vessel will include an open rear deck for VIP public appearances with sofas" and inside, they will have "customized business-class type seats made of vegan leather with exquisite stitching." HT. These seem to be small luxury yachts, which have been used for pleasure by the rich and powerful since the time of the pharaohs. wikipedia. There is no need to inspect the Yamuna River by boat when its contamination is visible from a distance and a sample can be collected from anywhere for analysis. In October 2024, the river was covered with a thick layer of white foam "caused by the reaction between toxins and organic matter, including untreated sewage and industrial waste." TOI. In March 2026, a section of the river was covered with a pink froth due to untreated dyes and waste from illegal industries. HT. The river should be inspected by experts, not VIPs, and "public appearances" implies electioneering. A criminal waste, when a few days ago, "A woman died after drowning when she fell into a drain after the collapse of an iron bridge in Delhi's Roop Nagar." HT. VIPs should have inspected the bridge and the open drain. Two days back, nine members of a family, including three children, died in a fire in a residential-cum-commercial building in Delhi's Palam area. "Three residents jumped from the top floors and are battling for life in hospital." TOI. The building was only four-storey high but the fire engine ladders could not reach the top floor. The people were told not to jump and waited an excruciating 90 minutes before being burnt to death. HT. Locals claimed that rescue operations started an hour-and-a-half later but Delhi Fire Service (DFS) officials claimed that "The first fire tender reached on time and the rescue operations started immediately." TOI. But, they failed to save even one person. Apparently, "The first tender was stuck on the road, blocking the path of others." DFS claims it was because of construction material. Whatever the reason, it was blocking access. Their ladder could reach only the 2nd floor and not the third. In the US and Europe ladders can reach up to 12 floors. CSC Truck. Neighbor Mohit Kumar said that there is a tent house close by which could have provided mattresses for the victims to jump safely but there was no space. HT. A 'tent house' is a business establishment that puts up decorated tents for weddings and festivals and rents out chairs and tables for eating and even mattresses for guests to sleep on. weddingwire.in. Fortunately, Palam is too far from the Yamuna River for VIPs to hear the screams of burning people as they relax on "vegan leather with exquisite stitching". Whatever the cost. In lives or millions.