Overview
- The Delhi government, which approved the budgeted project Tuesday, will build a barrier along Ring Road from Majnu Ka Tila to the Old Railway Bridge.
- Officials set a target to finish before the 2027 monsoon and promise quick execution, though contracts, costs, and a start date have not been shared.
- The wall is designed to stop river overflow onto Ring Road and into nearby areas such as Civil Lines, Kashmere Gate, Yamuna Bazaar, and Majnu Ka Tila.
- The plan follows an August 2024 Joint Flood Committee call based on CWPRS hydraulic modelling, and officials point to Yamuna peaks of 208.66 m in 2023 and 207.48 m in 2025.
- Reports differ on the project’s length, with several citing 4.72 km and at least one listing 4.2 km for the same stretch.