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Shall we host our guests in a risky, dangerous and disturbed site? Crafting a disaster (Cherian, 2004) The CWG village site lies within the 25-year floodplain belt of river <strong>Yamuna</strong>. The rectangular land parcel lies to the west of the first girdle of East Delhi’s development, and thus closer to the River than any previous construction in its floodplain. The site is bound on all four sides by earth embankments, and lies more than six meters below adjacent roads and four meters below the infamous 1978 flood’s water level. The Kolkata branch railway line, NOIDA city link road and flood control dykes restrict drainage possibilities and limit drainage solutions to expensive mechanical dewatering. River floods, water-logging and the high ground water table create a perennial menace to any development, with high risks of structural damage and inflated construction costs.
The CWG Village sits over an unstable base of deep sediment layer. The first relatively stable layer of consolidated clay begins at 40 meters BGL, and bedrock begins at depths around 100 meters BGL. The site invariably lies in the most seismically vulnerable part with the highest peak ground acceleration expected in the city. The high water table and poor drainage further this perilous condition. Damage may intensify as a result of liquefaction, or flow of water-saturated sand or silt. Liquefied soil may flow like a mudslide towards the <strong>Yamuna</strong> river sinking or uprooting all structures in its path. The site thus is prone to tremendous damage from even mild tremors that may disturb the progressively abused and precarious geo-hydraulic balance.”
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