Elevated corridor, meant to unclog Ring Road, gets Yamuna agency’s nod

New Delhi: The Public Works Department (PWD)’s project to construct an elevated corridor between Signature Bridge and Delhi Noida Direct (DND) Flyway, parallel to the Yamuna, to decongest the busy Ring Road has got the much-awaited nod from the Yamuna standing committee — the body that clears projects being taken up on the riverbed.

The committee, however, mentioned that the PWD will have to get mandatory clearances from the National Green Tribunal (NGT), ministry of environment & forest and climate change (MoEF&CC) and the Delhi Development Authority (DDA).

“After detailed discussion, the committee said it has no objections to the proposal from the flood point of view subject to the following conditions: Physical model study for the project may be carried out by CWPRS (Central Water and Power Research Station), Pune, at the time of formulation of detailed project report to assess adverse effects, if any,” minutes of the meeting, accessed by HT, read.[Readmore]