| Okhla barrage | |
|---|---|
 Agra Canal headworks at Okhla (c. 1871) | |
  Location of Okhla barrage in Delhi  Okhla barrage (India) | |
| Country | India |
| Location | Okhla in Delhi |
| Coordinates | 28°33′54″N 77°18′11″E / 28.565°N 77.303°E |
| Status | Functional |
| Opening date | 1874 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Length | 791 m (2,595 ft)[1] |
The Okhla barrage (Okhla Weir and Okhla bridge)[2] is a 791 meters[1] or roughly 800-yard long weir across Yamuna River opened in 1874. It also serves as the location of Okhla Bird Sanctuary today. It is situated 10 km to the south of New Delhi and downstream of Nizamuddin bridge at Okhla, where Agra canal originates from it.[3] The top of barrage also serves as the Delhi-Noida carriageway of Kalindi Kunj-Mithapur road.[4] Nearby later-era New Okhla Barrage is 554 meters long.[1]
It is under the management of the government of Uttar Pradesh.[5]
- ^ a b c Regional plan
- ^ I. Mohan, 1992, Environment and Urban Development: A Critical Evaluation of Slums.
- ^ Agra Canal Modernization Project Archived 18 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Okhla barrage to be shut at night for 45 days., Times of India, 20 Sept 2017.
- ^ Too many cooks spoil the broth , The Hindu, 29 March 2016.