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Agra to get Rs 3.46-crore Yamuna riverfront park
A 1,500-metre riverfront park is planned along the Yamuna in Agra, from Jhalkari Bai Chauraha to near Vedant Temple, under AMRUT 2.0. Free Press Journal reports that the project will cost Rs…
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A 1,500-metre riverfront park is planned along the Yamuna in Agra, from Jhalkari Bai Chauraha to near Vedant Temple, under AMRUT 2.0. Free Press Journal reports that the project will cost Rs 3.46 crore and that Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath laid its foundation stone on July 25, 2026.
The park will include a pathway, open gym, fountains, lighting, benches, a 100 to 150-seat amphitheatre and parking for 200 vehicles. Officials also plan to remove garbage, use phytoremediation plants, preserve a view corridor towards the Taj Mahal and add dense plantation. The site is intended for walks, yoga, children’s play and small cultural programmes.
The Indian Opinion
Calling every riverfront project a pollution solution would be lazy, just as dismissing this one as cosmetic would be premature. A cleaner site, landfill-bound waste and plant-based remediation can improve public use, but the project’s value depends on upkeep and the Yamuna’s wider water quality. The useful test is simple: will the park remain clean and functional after its first monsoon and first year?
Source: freepressjournal.in
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