Asola Bhatti Mines to have four artificial waterfalls and 10 floating mountains by October end. The waterfall will cause aeration on the lake water and support the growth of aquatic flora and fauna. To develop Asola Bhatti Mines as a new tourism hotspot, Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena who has inspected the trial of the waterfalls and floating fountains in Neeli Jheel at Asola Bhatti Mines on Sunday also directing the officials to create safe viewpoints for the visitors in the surroundings of the Neeli Jheel that would provide a clear view of the waterfalls. Saxena has also instructed to refurbish an existing structure belonging to the Forest Department at the site that provides a bird’s-eye view of the Neeli Jheel.
According to the statement released by the Raj Niwas, for the convenience of the visitors, Saxena directed the officials to make arrangements for a cafeteria and public toilets using all eco-friendly material so as to avoid any harm to the environment. Besides, the Delhi government is planning to construct a 45-km-long peripheral road alongside the Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary boundary, which will function as a patrol passage to boost security.
“The waterfalls have been created by pumping up the water from the lake to the approx. 100 feet high rocky ledges from where the water plunges back into the lake. The waterfall simulated at four different ledges/cliffs not only provide beautiful scenic views but will also support greater saturation of dissolved oxygen and facilitate growth of flora and fauna in the stagnant water body,” the statement
informed.
The location of the waterfall is around 5 km inside the Asola Bhati Mines from Maidangarhi entrance.
The four sites for the waterfalls have been carefully selected as they have no sediments but they are hard rocky patches that have surfaced after erosion of the sediments over the past three decades since the mining activities were banned in the Bhati Mines.