Very few road bridges on Yamuna
The Times of India
With only eight road bridges across the Yamuna in the capital, moving between different parts of the city and the suburbs of Noida and Faridabad is a test of patience. Despite massive development in the city’s east and northeast in the last decade – resulting in a corresponding jump in population and vehicular traffic in these areas – only one new bridge was built across the Yamuna in the same period. Most of the bridges in Delhi are from the 1990s.
With only eight road bridges across the Yamuna in the capital, moving between different parts of the city and the suburbs of Noida and Faridabad is a test of patience. Despite massive development in the city’s east and northeast in the last decade – resulting in a corresponding jump in population and vehicular traffic in these areas – only one new bridge was built across the Yamuna in the same period. Most of the bridges in Delhi are from the 1990s.
The Kalindi Kunj Bridge or Okhla Barrage is one of the worst bridges. Built in 1984, it has not seen major repairs in 28 years. It was built with a daily capacity of just 10,000 vehicles, but more than a lakh vehicles from Delhi, Faridabad and Noida use it every day now.