Environmentalists, including a former Secretary at the Centre, have written to the Union Environment Ministry over damage to greenery near the Yamuna floodplains at ITO ghat in central Delhi due to debris and rock dumping, reportedly for a riverfront project. When The Hindu visited the site on Thursday, several trees were found damaged. Large quantities of rocks had been dumped along a road running almost parallel to the river from ITO ghat up to Drain No. Workers at the site said the stones were being used to strengthen the road so it could function as a bund during floods. They added that the road, located within the floodplains, would also be widened as part of the project.

Source: The Hindu February 12, 2026 21:06 UTC