Delhi’s Master Plan 2047 Proposes 200-Km Green-Blue Network
Summary
Delhi’s Master Plan 2047 proposes a citywide green-blue network built around a 200-km Ridge-Yamuna Park Connector, with a 52-km stretch along the Yamuna floodplain. The plan links parks, forests, wetlands, drains and other water bodies into one ecological system, while also adding cycling and walking routes.
Practical Impact
The most concrete shift is how the city would treat open space: floodplains, drain corridors and even under-used sites such as Rajghat and Badarpur thermal power stations could be recast as public greenways, wetlands or recreational areas. The plan also ties ecology to water management, with wetland restoration, bioswales and drain treatment meant to support groundwater recharge, flood control and pollution reduction.
Key Uncertainty
Much of the proposal depends on where public greenways can actually fit, since the plan itself uses the qualifier “where feasible” for the 75–100 metre-wide corridor.
The floodplain is described as a no-construction zone, but the plan still allows some recreational, public infrastructure and socio-cultural uses subject to approvals, so implementation will likely be contested and tightly regulated.