yamuna floodplain

In an alarming display of environmental decline, the Yamuna has retreated to a thin stream, allowing locals to stroll across its once-swelling banks. This yearly event, worsened by minimal water allocations from Haryana and extreme heat evaporation, has left the river ecologically bereft.

Directions came as part of a wider review of flood preparedness in the district

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Delhi government has greenlit a 4.7-km flood wall along the Yamuna's western bank, aiming to protect areas like Civil Lines and Kashmere Gate from inundation. This project, expected before the next monsoon, is touted as a permanent fix for recurring floods. However, experts raise concerns about potential impacts on groundwater and the local ecosystem.

Orders Fresh Inspection Of yamuna floodplain Mining Site, Seeks Report

Noida Authority is planning a massive infrastructure upgrade, including a 10-lane Pushta Road bypass and a 1.4-km elevated link, to connect Delhi to the Yamuna Expressway and the upcoming Noida International Airport. This ambitious project aims to ease anticipated traffic congestion and create a vital alternative corridor for commuters.

Delhi's 10th Yamuna bridge project, intended to save commuters time, has instead wasted years due to poor planning, piecemeal clearances, and serial delays. Issues like unacquired land, tree permissions, and engineering challenges, compounded by the pandemic, have significantly inflated public costs beyond official figures.

To restore and rejuvenate an 11km stretch of yamuna floodplain in northeast Delhi, the Delhi Development Authority, in coordination with the forest department, is working on a unique triple-grid plantation programme.

On Monday evening, Prem Singh and his granddaughter desultorily dug out their belongings from beneath the rubble of their Yamuna riverbank house. It wasn’t a disaster that felled their home.

Two men were apprehended attempting to attach GPS trackers to the official vehicle of Ghaziabad's district mining officer. The incident occurred within his housing society, shortly after intensified action against illegal sand mining on the yamuna floodplains. Police are investigating the motive and attempting to identify the suspects.

Delhi government is developing a 53km cycle track along the Yamuna riverfront to promote green mobility and reduce pollution. The project, to be completed in three years, aims to enhance public spaces and the ecological landscape. Additionally, five new parking facilities are planned to ease congestion, with ten already operational.

Images of debris lying scattered around the yamuna floodplain near the Nizamuddin bridge surfaced on social media on Wednesday, with activists pointing out that this could be detrimental to the river’s flow.

Construction debris was found to be dumped on the yamuna floodplain near CWG village on Sunday in violation of the order of National Green Tribunal (NGT). Delhi Development Authority (DDA) said that the debris is being removed and an FIR has been lodged in the matter.

In the case related to constructions on the yamuna floodplain zone, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed its registrar general to verify the report submitted by the UP government on projects which fall partially or completely outside the river’s eco-sensitive area.