Letter to Hon'ble LG _new bridge planned over river Yamuna _ - 4.7 ...

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