The Wazirabad barrage or Wazirabad bridge,I. Mohan, 1992
Environment and Urban Development: A Critical Evaluation of Slums
built in 1959 is a 1,491 ft long

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across

Yamuna River The Yamuna ( Hindustani: ), also spelt Jumna, is the second-largest tributary river of the Ganges by discharge and the longest tributary in India. Originating from the Yamunotri Glacier at a height of about on the southwestern slopes of Ba ...

, in north

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.2000
Workshop, Role of Gates and their Control in Water Resources
Central Board of Irrigation and Power India.1959
Civic Affairs
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ITO barrage The ITO barrage, also Indraprastha barrage and ITO Bridge,I. Mohan, 1992Environment and Urban Development: A Critical Evaluation of Slums is a 552 meter barrage on Yamuna River, top of which also serves as the bridge on the Paharganj- Gaziaba ...

and

Okhla barrage The Okhla barrage (Okhla Weir and Okhla bridge)I. Mohan, 1992Environment and Urban Development: A Critical Evaluation of Slums is a 791 meters or roughly 800-yard long weir across Yamuna River opened in 1874. It also serves as the location of ...

are 2 downstream barrages in Delhi and are managed by

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and UP respectively,Okhla barrage to be shut at night for 45 days.

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, 20 Sept 2017.Joginder Singh, 2010
India, Democracy and Disappointments
Page 504.Sharad K. Jain, Pushpendra K. Agarwal, Vijay P. Singh, 2007
Hydrology and Water Resources of India
Page 348.1967
Annual Research Memoirs
- Central Water and Power Research Station (India)]Too many cooks spoil the broth

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, 29 March 2016. whereas the Wazirabad barrage is under the management of Delhi govt.

History

It was built in 1959 to supply drinking water to the city of Delhi.

Technical details

It is a 1,491 ft long barrage with 6 under-sluices of 60 ft each on the right side and a 17 bays spillway of 58 ft each. The top of the spillway is 4 ft. higher than the under-sluices. There is a concrete floor flexible apron, both upstream and down-stream.

Proposal for New Wazirabad barrage

A March 2013 proposal for Delhi envisages building a "New Wazirabad barrage" 8 km north of the current barrage, that will utilize the existing eastern and western boundary margins of the current barrage, will serve as the bridge over Yamuna and flanks will serve as road expressways.Regional plan
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Navigation restoration

This barrage on Yaumna is part of National Waterway NW110, one of India's 111 National Waterways. The barrage lies on the Delhi-Faridabad Yaumna waterway, from Wazirabad barrage in north Delhi to

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in north

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and Okhla barrage.Yamuna water link may get govt nod

, 6 April 2016.

Bird Sanctuary

Najafgarh drain bird sanctuary Najafgarh drain bird sanctuary ''(proposed)'' and wetland ecosystem is composed of the wetland ecosystem and wildlife habitat on several kilometres of the Najafgarh drain or nullah which passes through rural southwest Delhi in India's capita ...

lies in the vicinity. The 51 km-long Najafgarh drain (named after

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1723–82) starts at Dhansa and joins the Yamuna river just downstream of Wazirabad barrage. Sanctuary has helped in the improvement in water quality, restoration of

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that should convince those of us who are still sceptical. 22 Dec 2002, The HinduProposal for Ground Water Recharge in National Capital Region (NCR) Dr S.K. Sharma Ground Water Expert
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, 10 March 2007, The Indian Express

Concerns

Yamuna, from its origin at

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to Wazirabad barrage, travels by carrying "reasonably good quality" water. Between Wazirabad and Okhla barrage, 15 drains discharge sewage rendering the water quality after Wazirabad barrage severely polluted with

biochemical oxygen demand Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) is the amount of dissolved oxygen (DO) needed (i.e. demanded) by aerobic biological organisms to break down organic material present in a given water sample at a certain temperature over a specific time period. ...

(BOD) values ranging from 14 to 28 mg/L and high

coliform Coliform bacteria are defined as either motile or non-motile Gram-negative non- spore forming Bacilli that possess β-galactosidase to produce acids and gases under their optimal growth temperature of 35-37°C. They can be aerobes or facultativ ...

content. Causes of pollution are municipal disposal sites, run-off from the commercial and industrial sites, soil erosion resulting from deforestation occurring to make way for agriculture along with resulting chemical wash-off from petrochemical fertilizers,

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pesticide Pesticides are substances that are meant to control pests. This includes herbicide, insecticide, nematicide, molluscicide, piscicide, avicide, rodenticide, bactericide, insect repellent, animal repellent, microbicide, fungicide, and ...

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References

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