http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/11/19/common-wealth-lost-missed-opportunity-to-revive-yamuna/ News & commentary on sustainability, activism, urban planning, politics, and our world. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:32:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/11/19/common-wealth-lost-missed-opportunity-to-revive-yamuna/comment-page-1/#comment-60608 Sam Thu, 27 Nov 2008 07:03:35 +0000 http://ecoworldly.com/?p=2002#comment-60608 I guess what she is advocating is not to adopt either of the two extreme options, of leaving it alone or planning new construction without considering the health of the river. Yamuna needs to be revived actively, leaving it alone with just make the situation worse as has been happening over the years due to total neglect! I guess what she is advocating is not to adopt either of the two extreme options, of leaving it alone or planning new construction without considering the health of the river. Yamuna needs to be revived actively, leaving it alone with just make the situation worse as has been happening over the years due to total neglect!

]]> http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/11/19/common-wealth-lost-missed-opportunity-to-revive-yamuna/comment-page-1/#comment-60607 Harsha Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:07:49 +0000 http://ecoworldly.com/?p=2002#comment-60607 there is definitely lop sided vision and and lack of planning on the side of the executives, but I support the moratorium on the construction on the river flood plain. if there is construction on the river flood plain it will result in problems later when the river floods and the water has nowhere to go. it will lead to rise in water levels in the river which will have adverse effects on the constructions and the people dwelling near the river. with climate change the problem will only arise more frequently until the river dies some 20 years from now. it does not matter where the common wealth village is constructed as long as it is in delhi, so why not consider an alternative site and oblige the river by leaving it to itself for once. there is definitely lop sided vision and and lack of planning on the side of the executives, but I support the moratorium on the construction on the river flood plain. if there is construction on the river flood plain it will result in problems later when the river floods and the water has nowhere to go. it will lead to rise in water levels in the river which will have adverse effects on the constructions and the people dwelling near the river. with climate change the problem will only arise more frequently until the river dies some 20 years from now. it does not matter where the common wealth village is constructed as long as it is in delhi, so why not consider an alternative site and oblige the river by leaving it to itself for once.

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