Sabarmati embankment project ignores warnings, precedents
Construction of an embankment along the 10-km stretch of the Sabarmati has begun in Ahmedabad despite warnings that it may hamper natural drainage in the city and that its design is inherently flawed.
The 8.5-m-high embankment is part of the Sabarmati Riverfront Development Project, the first in India where the river will be squeezed to yield land for commercial, residential and open spaces. Project planners expect to recover the cost by selling this real estate.
The project
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/losing-touch
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/ravleen-kaur
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/down-earth
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment-impact-assessment-eia
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-resources
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sabarmati
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drainage
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/floods
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hydrology
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ahmedabad-d
