JNNURM - GANGAPEDIA

City Development Plan for Agra City in the state of Uttar Pradesh under JNNURM
There is urgent need of protection / beautification / conservation of 36 (including the 8 partly
filled ones) ponds. Water bodies also exist in Paliwal Park and Sardar Patel Park.
Existing situation of Kale ka Taal.
Water body Kale Ka Taal has been totally encroached by multistoried building.
f) Sanitation and Hygiene
About 628 MT of waste is generated in the city
everyday. There is no efficient transportation
and disposal facility of the solid waste in the
town, which creates unsanitary and unhealthy
conditions. The petha waste generation in the
city is about 36 MT, which is fully organic in
nature. The waste is not collected daily and
gives rise to flies, thus creating unhealthy
conditions and breeding ground for the
mosquitoes. The drains are also choked with
polythene and other solid waste, which leads to
Nallah near Ramlila ground: Full of
the overflow of the wastewater from the drains. polythene waste
The nallah near Ramlila ground is filled with the
polythene waste thus creating unhealthy environment.
g) Ground Water level
The western parts of Uttar Pradesh are characterized by deeper water levels ranging from
more than 30mbgl, as noticed in most part including Agra. The water levels have shown a
declining trend over the last two decades due to over exploitation of the ground water
resource. The water level declining trends in these blocks are about 30 to 55cm/year in either
pre or post monsoon period or both. Based on the draft report by the Central Ground water
Board, U.P. Northern region the available ground water resource in Agra was 109269.50
ha.m. There are some places identified by the department for rain water harvesting in the city.
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