New Delhi, June 25 -- The Delhi Government's Irrigation and Flood Control department (I&FC) has decided to hire a consultant to prepare a layout for the Najafgarh riverfront project.
Earlier in April, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, while inspecting projects to clean the Yamuna River and the Najafgarh drain, had directed officials to come up with the project to transform a piece of land into a recreational space.
Now the department has identified a 21 acre space located along Najafgarh drain near Vipin Garden in Dwarka and plans to transform it into a community recreational and social space. There are 22 large drains, including Najafgarh and Shahdara, where desilting work is currently ongoing.
The 57-km Najafgarh drain which was once the Sah...