River crossing
Author: Sonal | Category: Cities, Delhi, Editing, Time Out Delhi, Time Out Delhi Cover Stories | Tags: Bridges, Delhi walks, Electric crematorium, Elephants, Iron Bridge, ITO, Kalindi Kunj, Nizamuddin Bridge, Okhla Bird Sanctuary, Wazirabad Bridge, Yamuna
Five Yamuna walks ♦
Cities usually consider a river to be a blessing, but us Dilliwalas tend to turn our backs to ours. We hold our breath while driving across the Yamuna, thoughtlessly discharge our waste into it, pour concrete over its banks and, during the occasional festival, dump statues, diyas and other religious paraphernalia into its choked waters. In this Time Out Delhi cover story from January 2012, walk to the water with a series of guided strolls over and around five of the city’s road bridges, from Wazirabad to Okhla. Delhi does its best to kill the Yamuna, but take a closer look – our riverbanks are surprisingly alive.
Read the full story below, download it as a prettier PDF here, or find it online at Time Out Delhi.
Published: January 4, 2013