Letter to Hon'ble LG _new bridge planned over river Yamuna _ - 4.7 ...
Letter to Hon'ble LG _new bridge planned over river Yamuna _ - 4.7 ...
Letter to Hon'ble LG _new bridge planned over river Yamuna _ - 4.7 ...
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The situation of the flood plain during the floods of 2010<br />
It may be recalled that the floods of Aug – Sep 2010 were in the nature of major floods in the <strong>river</strong><br />
in the city when the water level in the city <strong>to</strong>uched 207.11 m against the all time recorded high of<br />
207.44 m in the year 1978.<br />
It is a recorded fact that the entire available flood plains in the city went under deep waters as a<br />
result of the said floods.<br />
A view of the ‘flooded’ flood plains in <strong>river</strong> <strong>Yamuna</strong> in Delhi from<br />
the <strong>over</strong> <strong>bridge</strong> near Akshardham dated 13 Sep 2010<br />
Suggestions<br />
Against the above observations and the prediction of various models of high and frequent floods<br />
from the imminent impacts from Climate Change, it is suggested that no more ‘pseudo’ <strong>bridge</strong>s may<br />
be permitted <strong>to</strong> be built in the <strong>river</strong> bed. And the condition of approach road on stilts as specified by<br />
the YSC in its 74 th meet must be stipulated for any <strong>new</strong> <strong>bridge</strong> across the <strong>river</strong> <strong>Yamuna</strong> in the city.<br />
There is even a case <strong>to</strong> consider opening up of few clearings in the existing pseudo <strong>bridge</strong>s in the<br />
city for the ease of safe downstream flow of flood waters.<br />
*Manoj Misra is the Convener of <strong>Yamuna</strong> Jiye Abhiyaan.