Yamuna Jiye Abhiyaan - 3.12.2007.pdf - PEACE Institute Charitable ...

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 Yamuna 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.”