Kalyan: Major portion of under-construction city park project on bank of Waldhuni river submerged

KALYAN: For the third year in a row, major portion of an under-construction city park project under Smart City Mission on the banks of the Waldhuni river was submerged after heavy rainfall in Kalyan.
The Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) is constructing a park on a 23-acre plot at the cost of Rs 112 crore. At present, under phase 1, the civic body is spending Rs 64 crore for the project, under which, retention wall and several constructions have taken place on the bank of river.
The environmentalists and several NGOs from city have been demanding cancellation of the project, for last five years.

Pushpa Ratnaparkhi, an environmentalist from city said, "KDMC is encroaching on Waldhuni river. It constructed a retention wall, due to which the river’s natural flow was diverted, and for the last three years, it is leading to flood like situation in surrounding areas."

Earlier, when the water entered inside the project, all equipment were damaged and the KDMC suffered heavy losses.
"River water have entered inside some portion of project due to heavy rain, but it has not caused any losses to project," said Tarun Juneja, executive engineer, KDMC.