New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- A bamboo-based green space developed along the Yamuna floodplain has delivered measurably better air quality, lower temperatures and improved soil health than both dense urban areas and some of Delhi's most established parks, according to a comparative environmental study conducted by Delhi Technological University (DTU) for the Delhi Development Authority (DDA).

The study, carried out at the request of lieutenant governor VK Saxena, assessed environmental parameters at Baansera, the bamboo-centric landscape along the Yamuna floodplain, and compared them with readings from dense urban locations such as ISBT Sarai Kale Khan, ITO, Mayur Vihar, Patparganj and Nehru Nagar, as well as established green spaces such as Amr...