Fish ladders proposed at Yamuna barrages to support native species

The Upper Yamuna River Board (UYRB) has asked Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh to develop fish ladders at the Wazirabad, Okhla and Hathnikund barrages on the Yamuna.

Fish ladders are structures designed to help fish move past barriers in a river. The proposed measures are intended to facilitate the migration of native fish species across the barrages.

For Delhi, the plan concerns the Wazirabad and Okhla barrages. Hathnikund barrage is upstream in Haryana, making the proposal a cross-state river-management effort.

The UYRB raised the matter in a meeting with Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. Any work on the fish ladders would require follow-up planning by the concerned governments and agencies.