India, June 16 -- Lieutenant governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu on Monday directed the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) officials to intensify ongoing interventions for reviving 32 ghats along Yamuna Bazar under the Yamuna Rejuvenation Projects, officials said.

During a review meeting on Monday, the LG stated that Yamuna functions as Delhi's ecological lifeline, and a key urban asset. "Flood preparedness, river restoration, groundwater recharge and environmental sustainability must progress through an integrated, outcome-driven and time-bound approach," he said.

Speaking about restoring Delhi's river identity, Sandhu said that the 32 ghats along the Yamuna Bazar had to be revived as cultural, heritage, and public destinations.

During the ...