Riverfront project: Yamunanagar-Jagadhri MC’s bid to provide green, clean environment to citizens
The Municipal Corporation, Yamunanagar-Jagadhri (MCYJ) has set a goal to provide a green and clean environment to its residents, so that they can live a healthy life.
Under the Divya Nagar Yojana, the municipal corporation (MCYJ) will develop a ‘Riverfront’, spending Rs 12.87 crore.
This about four-and-a-half kilometres long riverfront will start from the backyard of OP Jindal Park in Yamunanagar to the Fatehpur Bridge on Old Saharanpur Road in Jagadhri along the Western Jamuna Canal (WJC).
The riverfront project will include about 600-mm wide landscape zone, a 2,000-mm wide footpath along with streetlights, a 1,050 mm high stone wall and a 1,200-mm high fencing mesh. The wide road and footpath will be accompanied by fencing, beautifully designed benches, fancy lighting, greenery and other amenities. The development of the riverfront along the canal will give the twin cities a new look.
People will have the opportunity to enjoy the canal banks and it will also bea source of entertainment for both residents and tourists.
The area surrounding the canal will be made lush and beautiful, besides promoting tourism in the twin cities. Besides, it will also provide opportunities to people to stroll, sit, picnic and enjoy other recreational activities along the canal.
Mayor Suman Bahamani said the area designated for the riverfront project was surrounded by various residential colonies, including Azad Nagar, Chitta Mandir road and Shanti colony, which were densely populated areas of Yamunanagar.
She said the construction of the riverfront would prevent garbage accumulation along the canal banks. She further said that the dirty water from drains and sewers would not flow directly into the canal, improving the quality of the canal water through pollution reduction processes and also promoting stormwater management.
“We are making efforts to provide a healthy environment to the residents of the twin cities. Green cover is being increased. Special attention is being paid to cleanliness to make twin cities beautiful. With the development of riverfront people will be able to enjoy a green and clean environment. Besides, the canal water quality will improve and stormwater management will get a boost,” said Mayor Suman Bahamani.
Riverfront will be illuminated with fancy decorative lights also.
Municipal Commissioner Mahabir Parsad said along with the construction of roads, footpaths and stone walls on the riverfront; fancy decorative lights would also be installed. “Proper lighting on the paths and roads will ensure good visibility at night in the area,” said Mahabir Parsad.
This project is likely to help to prevent crime and accidents in this area as during the summer, this area sees the highest number of drownings in the Western Jamuna Canal.
“The construction of the riverfront will help in reducing drownings in the canal. The residents of the surrounding area will be able to exercise, walk, run, and engage in other daily activities to keep fit,” said resident Anil Kumar.
According to information, the Municipal Corporation invited e-tenders for this project, in which eight agencies participated.
Of these, one agency (L-1 agency) quoted the lowest rate and the file of this work was sent to the Chief Minister for rate approval.
The work on the riverfront project will begin as soon as the rate approval is received.
“The construction work of the riverfront project is likely to start in near future,” said Municipal Engineer Mrinal Jaiswal.
Besides the riverfront, two of the three proposed concrete ghats will also be built on the banks of this canal for Chhath Puja in this area, stopping incidents of drowning and preventing throwing of garbage.
“Devotees shall no longer be forced to perform Chhath Puja on the unpaved ghats of the Western Yamuna Canal,” said Bahamani.
These three ghats will be constructed by the Irrigation Department along the canal near Badhi Majra village, near Canal Rest House and Hamida Head, spending about Rs 3 crore.
