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The '''Wazirabad barrage''' or '''Wazirabad bridge''',<ref name=sur7>I. Mohan, 1992, [https://books.google.com/books?id=Z8FIAAAAYAAJ Environment and Urban Development: A Critical Evaluation of Slums].</ref> built in 1959 is a 1,491 ft long [[Barrage (dam)|weir]] across [[Yamuna River]], in north [[Delhi]].<ref name=waz17>2000, [https://books.google.com/books?id=B4xKAAAAYAAJ Workshop, Role of Gates and their Control in Water Resources], Central Board of Irrigation and Power India.</ref><ref name=waz14>1959, [https://books.google.com/books?id=wucmAQAAIAAJ Civic Affairs], Volume 7, Issues 1-6, Page 51.</ref> [[ITO barrage]] and [[Okhla barrage]] are 2 downstream barrages in Delhi and are managed by [[Government of Haryana|Haryana]] and [[Government of Uttar Pradesh|UP]] respectively,<ref name=waz1>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/noida/okhla-barrage-to-be-shut-at-night-for-45-days/articleshow/60757500.cms Okhla barrage to be shut at night for 45 days.], [[Times of India]], 20 Sept 2017.</ref><ref name=waz2>Joginder Singh, 2010, [https://books.google.com/books?id=qGmpz0IrNVIC&pg=PA504&dq=okhla+barrage+name&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiL9rTPjpXYAhXBQo8KHY7yAeoQ6AEIQjAF#v=onepage&q=okhla%20barrage%20name&f=false India, Democracy and Disappointments], Page 504.</ref><ref name=waz3>Sharad K. Jain, Pushpendra K. Agarwal, Vijay P. Singh, 2007, [https://books.google.com/books?isbn=1402051808 Hydrology and Water Resources of India], Page 348.</ref><ref name=waz7>1967, [https://books.google.com/books?id=_LLmrBR7QfwC Annual Research Memoirs], - Central Water and Power Research Station (India)]</ref><ref name=who1>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/too-many-cooks-spoil-the-broth/article8406990.ece Too many cooks spoil the broth ], [[The Hindu]], 29 March 2016.</ref> whereas the Wazirabad barrage is under the management of [[Government of Delhi|Delhi govt]].

==History==
It was built in 1959 to supply drinking water to the city of Delhi.<ref name=waz17/>

==Technical details==
It is a 1,491 ft long barrage with 6 under-sluices of 60 ft each on the right side and a 17 bays spillway of 58 ft each. The top of the spillway is 4 ft. higher than the under-sluices. There is a concrete floor flexible apron, both upstream and down-stream.<ref name=waz4/>

== Proposal for New Wazirabad barrage ==
A March 2013 proposal for Delhi envisages building a "New Wazirabad barrage" 8 km north of the current barrage, that will utilize the existing eastern and western boundary margins of the current barrage, will serve as the bridge over Yamuna and flanks will serve as road expressways.<ref name=rg1>[http://www.rgplan.org/articles/indraprastha/1-15_march2013_and_16-31_march2013_indraprastha.pdf Regional plan]</ref>

==Navigation restoration==

This barrage on Yaumna is part of [[Yamuna#National Waterway NW110|National Waterway NW110]], one of [[List of National Waterways in India|India's 111 National Waterways]]. The barrage lies on the Delhi-Faridabad Yaumna waterway, from Wazirabad barrage in north Delhi to [[Palla barrage]] in north [[Faridabad]] via [[ITO barrage]] and Okhla barrage.<ref name=yumwater1>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Yamuna-water-link-may-get-govt-nod/articleshow/51705467.cms Yamuna water link may get govt nod], [[Times of India]], 6 April 2016.</ref>

==Bird Sanctuary==
[[Najafgarh drain bird sanctuary]] lies in the vicinity. The 51 km-long [[Najafgarh drain]] (named after [[Mirza Najaf Khan]] 1723-82) starts at Dhansa and joins the Yamuna river just downstream of Wazirabad barrage. Sanctuary has helped in the improvement in water quality, restoration of groundwater recharge and in providing wetland for the migratory birds.<ref name=waz4>[https://web.archive.org/web/20040103175112/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mag/2002/12/22/stories/2002122200300200.htm Don't cloud the issue – USHA RAI looks at some success stories in [[rainwater harvesting]] that should convince those of us who are still sceptical.], 22 Dec 2002, The Hindu</ref><ref name=waz5>[http://www.greensystems.net/images/Dr.Sharma%20NCR%20Planning%20board%20proposal.pdf Proposal for Ground Water Recharge in National Capital Region (NCR) Dr S.K. Sharma Ground Water Expert], [https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:-El8dIOzqkwJ:www.greensystems.net/images/Dr.Sharma%2520NCR%2520Planning%2520board%2520proposal.pdf+Birds+are+back+at+Najafgarh+Jheel&hl=en&gl=ca&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESjhbihuGSYs5_rSivXrLO2N2CjqgXEXNVHeteUMUPkv-B3szQww1FL5CFYQveUkenriZow93Jf2W8yFsvlm3noD2YhFeFT0LF3GPr58B1KOBS3nZjH4Cnklte2B4nLtul4jl9QE&sig=AHIEtbTVQ9fz0aJ6DAFHGsICDNPxVF0cyQ]</ref><ref name=waz6>[http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=225921 Groundwater to be recharged at Najafgarh, Mungeshwar drains] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070313143310/http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=225921 |date=13 March 2007 }}, 10 March 2007, The Indian Express</ref>

==Concerns==
Yamuna, from its origin at [[Yamunotri]] in [[Himalayas]] to Wazirabad barrage, travels {{convert|375|km|mi}} by carrying "reasonably good quality" water. Between Wazirabad and Okhla barrage, 15 drains discharge sewage rendering the water quality after Wazirabad barrage severely polluted with [[biochemical oxygen demand]] (BOD) values ranging from 14 to 28 mg/l and high [[coliform]] content.<ref>{{cite web |title='Ganga is the most polluted river' |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/2003/11/23/stories/2003112300531100.htm |date=23 Nov 2003 |publisher=[[The Hindu]] |page=}}</ref> Causes of pollution are municipal disposal sites, run-off from the commercial and industrial sites, soil erosion resulting from deforestation occurring to make way for agriculture along with resulting chemical wash-off from petrochemical fertilizers, [[herbicide]]s, and [[pesticide]]s.<ref name=okhla5>2015, [https://books.google.com/books?isbn=8123020066 INDIA 2015], New Media Wing.</ref>

== See also ==

* [[Basai Wetland]]
* [[Hathni Kund Barrage]]
* [[Tajewala Barrage]]
* [[Najafgarh drain bird sanctuary]]
* [[Sultanpur National Park]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Bridges in Delhi]]
[[Category:Dams on the Yamuna River]]
[[Category:Bird sanctuaries of Delhi]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Delhi]]
[[Category:Lakes of Delhi]]
[[Category:Barrages in India]]
[[Category:Wetlands of India]]

Wazirabad barrage - Revision history

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