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Urban Flooding on the Delhi Yamuna: Floodplain Topography and the Limits of Ghat Redevelopment

Urban flooding in India is conventionally attributed to extreme rainfall and inadequate drainage capacity. The July 2023 Yamuna flood in Delhi contradicts that account. The river reached an all-time high flood level (208.66 m) at the Old Railway Bridge while carrying an outflow o...

Urban Flooding on the Delhi Yamuna: Floodplain Topography and the Limits of Ghat Redevelopment

Urban flooding in India is conventionally attributed to extreme rainfall and inadequate drainage capacity. The July 2023 Yamuna flood in Delhi contradicts that account. The river reached an all-time high flood level (208.66 m) at the Old Railway Bridge while carrying an outflow o...