The DDA kicked off 14-day festival to celebrate Yamuna riverfront

On Saturday, as part of a two-week-long event to showcase its riverside restoration project, the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) organised a sand art class on the banks of the Yamuna river. Students and other participants made sand art and sculptures at Kalindi Aviral, one of the DDA’s Yamuna project sites, in a first-of-its-kind event. Manas kumar Sahoom, a sand artist, led them.

“Over 250 participants of all ages participated in the workshop, creating sand art and sculptures on themes of independence, heritage, environment, art, and science,” a senior DDA official stated.

The series’ second event, a nature walk, will take place in Yamuna Biodiversity Park Phase-2 on Sunday.

As part of its riverfront project, the DDA has renovated a substantial portion of the 22-kilometer stretch along the river. “The goal is to increase the number of people that visit the refurbished riverfront.” We also intend to raise public awareness about the importance of floodplain restoration and to educate people about environmental issues,” the official added.

Between February 19 and March 6, the DDA will host nature walks, bird watching activities, yoga, sand art, and other activities as part of the ‘Smart Cities Smart Urbanisation’ programme, which is part of the Centre’s Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav festivities. The DDA will also organise a sanitation campaign to clean up the floodplains.

As part of the redevelopment initiatives, the DDA has also built cycling routes in the floodplains. On the final day of the festival, a bicycle rally is planned.

This is part of the Yamuna River’s active floodplains, and it comprises of a mosaic of wetlands, grasslands, and floodplain forest communities, where DDA aims to spot floodplain flora and birds with the help of taxonomists and ornithologists from the Delhi Bird Foundation.

The DDA official went on to say, “These are a group of birders that tour open spaces in the city to identify and spot native and migratory birds in partnership with other leading organisations and local communities.” According to experts, the city of Delhi grew up between the Yamuna River and the Ridge, the final remains of the Aravali hills.

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