Delhi govt. to create 2,500 acres of reservoirs along Yamuna to prevent floods

The Rekha Gupta government is deliberating on an ‘Urban Flood Mitigation Program Delhi’ ahead of the monsoon, with a budget of ₹21,068 crore, multiple officials told The Hindu.

The plan includes creating three ‘off channel’ reservoirs — two 1,000-acre facilities in Palla and Mayur Vihar, and a 500-acre reservoir in Okhla along the Yamuna floodplains — at a total cost of ₹90 crore.