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The Yamuna (pronounced [jəmʊnɑː]; IAST: Yamunā) is the second-largest tributary river of the Ganges by discharge and the longest tributary in India.Originating from the Yamunotri Glacier at a height of about 4,500 m (14,800 ft) [1] on the southwestern slopes of Bandarpunch peaks of the Lower Himalaya in Uttarakhand, it travels 1,376 kilometres (855 mi) and has a drainage system of 366,223 ...
The Yamuna, from its origin at Yamunotri to Okhla barrage, is called Upper Yamuna which is managed by Upper Yamuna River Board created in 1995. [7] [8] Yamuna flows for 48 km in Delhi, including 22 km from Wazirabad barrage where it enters Delhi to Okhla barrage after which it enters Haryana.
Aerial view Najafgarh Drain flowing through Kakrola Bridge near Dwarka Sector 16. The Najafgarh drain or Najafgarh nalah (nalah in Hindi means rivulet or storm water drain), which also acts as Najafgarh drain bird sanctuary, is another name for the northernmost end of River Sahibi, which continues its flow through Delhi, where it is channelized, and then flows into the Yamuna.
Landscape on a drizzling day near ITO in Delhi (c. 2010) The ITO barrage, also Indraprastha barrage [1] and ITO Bridge, [2] is a 552 meter [1] barrage on Yamuna River, top of which also serves as the bridge on the Paharganj-Gaziabad Vikas marg. [3] Yamuna flows for 48 km in Delhi, including 22 km from Wazirabad barrage where it enters Delhi to Okhla barrage after which it enters Haryana.
Yamuna Pushta is the Pushta on both sides of the Yamuna River in Delhi, starting from the ITO bridge and up to the Salimgarh Fort.It has also been home to riverbed cultivators, and over 100,000 residents in a string of slum colonies for some 40 years, mostly on the western banks, like those near the Nigambodh Ghat (cremation ghats) near Old Delhi and a few on the eastern banks like those near ...
Water levels in the Yamuna river continue to rise after it breached a 45-year high on Wednesday.
Yamuna River (3 C, 21 P) Pages in category "Rivers of Delhi" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. G.
Built on the Yamuna river, this bridge connects east Delhi to Wazirabad. Tourists can be transported to the top of the main pillar, which is 154 m high, from where distant views of North Delhi can be seen. [11] Structural Design Firm: Schlaich Bergermann Partner [8] Contractor: Joint venture of Gammon India, [8] [12] Tensa India [13 ...