New Delhi [India], August 18 (ANI): Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena on Friday wrote to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal itemizing all main elements that brought about huge floods within the nationwide capital, even because the Yamuna continues to move above the hazard stage.
The LG, primarily based on evaluation finished by consultants and officers of the involved businesses, has highlighted the lapses on the a part of the federal government and advised measures.
“The highest recorded discharge of 8.28 lac cusec from Hathni Kund was in 2019, which resulted in the water level in Yamuna at the Old Railway Bridge (ORB) touching the 206.6-meter mark, whereas, the discharge this year was only 3.59 lac cusec, yet the Yamuna level reached the record level of 208.66 meters at the ORB,” the letter learn.
Out of the 44 km of Yamuna in Delhi, the 22 km stretch from Wazirabad to Okhla has 18 main obstructions inside Yamuna, leading to impeding the free move of water. Outdated and inaccurate level-based discharge computing desk held by DJB to compute the discharge at Wazirabad Barrage, it added.
“The unprofessional practice of the government departments of not clearing the C-D and other Waste from bridge construction sites that obstruct the free flow of Yamuna. These man-made obstructions significantly reduced the velocity of Yamuna water that resulted in water at an increased level, staying within the City limits for an additional approx. 06 hrs,” the letter learn.
The letter additional acknowledged that heavy accumulation of silt in Yamuna during the last a number of years and lack of desilting/dredging in Yamuna.
The Delhi Jal Board had laid a water pipeline throughout the mouth of Drain No 12 reverse WHO Building and, within the course of, demolished the prevailing Bund over there. The identical was not repaired by the DJB, which resulted in water from the river gushing into the Drain and collapsing Regulator No 12 on the mouth of the Drain. This in flip led to water dashing into town in areas round WHO, ITO and as much as the Supreme Court, LG stated in a letter.
“The upstream stage of the Wazirabad barrage is meant to be greater than the downstream stage by approx. 4 toes. However, resulting from heavy siltation across the barrage, each are virtually on the identical stage now, it stated.
There was not one single division/company that had possession of Yamuna, particularly through the floods, it stated.
Meanwhile, as a means ahead, LG has additionally advised the next measures:The LG stated that “Assign permanent ownership of the Yamuna River stream, to one department, on the lines of DDA being the exclusive owner of the Yamuna flood plain, and put all other stakeholder departments as adjuncts tasked with specific responsibilities.”Handing over all of the pumping installations at Regulator areas to a single Department to boost operational and upkeep effectivity. There is an pressing requirement for coordinated motion by CPWD and PWD to make sure hassle-free drainage from Rajghat and Samadhi Complex, LG stated.
“The hydrographic profile of Yamuna in terms of width, depth and height be ascertained and sustainable desilting/dredging, pending for the last 10 years, be undertaken, at the earliest,” it added.
Hence, there’s a want to hold out a contemporary topographical, hydrodynamic and hydrographic examine to plan required remedial measures to cater for discharge of upto approx. 10 lac cusec from Hathni Kund in future.
Moreover, the lengthy pending Drainage Master Plan of the City, with an in depth examine of the drains, the requirement of extra regulators and detailed drainage and siltation patterns, must be put in place on the earliest. Desiltation of the Najafgarh Drain be carried out on the earliest in a time-bound method, it stated.
LG additional stated that the detailed annual Flood Control Plan be made effectively in time and measures be put in place by June 10 yearly, about 20 days forward of the scheduled date of onset of monsoon in Delhi.
Zero tolerance in the direction of encroachments on the river mattress and the floodplain sooner or later. Selective dredging of Yamuna is carried out particularly, of the crucial and essential stretch between Wazirabad – ITO Barrage, it added.
Furthermore, a sophisticated Flood Management Plan for Yamuna Bazar and different low-lying areas be put in place now. (ANI)