1st December 2023: WRI India Supports Irrigation and Flood Control Department in Developing a River Managment Framework
WRI India, as one of the knowledge partners has been supporting the Government of National Capital Territory Delhi’s (GNTDC’s) effort to clean-up the river Yamuna by developing a river management framework.
The “Yamuna management framework - an ecological perspective (Draft)” developed over a period of three months by our team, was submitted to Mr. Anil Kumar, Chief Engineer (I&FC), Zone-I and SH. Mukesh Kumar, Chief Engineer (I&FC), Zone-II.
The objective of this framework is to serve as a manual to Irrigation & Flood Control Department (I&FC), to support their overall management of Yamuna River within the stretches of Delhi city.
The framework adopts a sustainable and integrated management approach to obtain data, make decisions for alternate measures, and conduct robust monitoring, evaluation, and learning mechanisms. While a comprehensive and holistic implementation framework covering the roles of varied government departments involved in the management of Yamuna River is required for institutional synery and effective action, this document acts as a first step towards it.