NEW DELHI: Restoration of Yamuna floodplains, ravaged due to a cultural extravaganza organised by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s Art of Living (AOL) last year, would cost Rs 42.02 crore besides additional ancillary expenses, an expert committee has told the National Green Tribunal.
The expert panel has suggested that there would be two components of rehabilitation plan — physical and biological– and they would cost Rs 28.73 crore and Rs l3.29 crore respectively.
Elaborating the timeline and the mechanism to be undertaken to ensure revival of the riverbed, the seven-member panel said the physical component should be taken up immediately and completed in two years’ time while the biological aspect should be initiated simultaneously which would take 10 years.
Besides the two components, the rehabilitation of the floodplain would also require funds to meet the expenses of a team of experts for next 10 years along with the cost of transportation of material outside the riverbed, the committee said. (AGENCIES)
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