The national Capital on Thursday got its first waterfall complex at Neeli Jheel, Asola Bhatti Mines in South Delhi, a move aimed at promoting eco-tourism and facilitating growth of flora and fauna in the area Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena on Thursday inaugurated four artificial waterfalls at the Asola Bhatti Mines. Located at Neeli Jheel inside the Asola Bhatti Mines, the four sites for the waterfalls were carefully selected on the basis of their geological and morphological features.
Speaking on the occasion, Saxena said this initiative, as indeed other incremental efforts being made in Delhi, emanated from the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of rejuvenating the City and providing enhanced and augmented facilities to the Capital’s residents.
According to the official statement released by the L-G, “having come up as a part of the LG’s sustained efforts towards creating much needed green and open public recreational spaces in the Capital, these waterfalls are expected to attract domestic visitors, tourists, schools students, environmentalists and wildlife enthusiasts amongst others. Similar projects at various stages of completion in the City include, Roshanara Bagh, Baansera, Asita East, Najafgarh Drain, and Anang Tal Baoli, etc.”
These waterfalls are expected to attract domestic visitors, tourists, schools students, environmentalists and wildlife enthusiasts amongst others. The sites have no sediments and are hard rocky patches that have surfaced after erosion of sediments over the last three decades since mining activities were banned at the Bhati Mines.