Delhi will soon have a place where devotees can offer daily prayers to the Yamuna in less than two months from now.  The Vasudev Ghat, which is being developed beside the Yamuna on its western banks across from Kashmere Gate ISBT, is close to completion. When it's ready, Yamuna Aarti will be held every day at the ghat, modeled after Varanasi's Ganga Aarti. The Delhi Development Authority is carrying out the project, which consists of a ghat, a pathway for pedestrians, a swimming area, and Charbagh-style landscaping with chhatris (canopies) and baradaris (structures that resemble pavilions).

On Monday night, Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena participated in a religious gathering at Vasudev Ghat and prayed at a replica of the recently constructed Ram Lalla temple in Ayodhya. Many buildings, including baradari and chhatri, two elephants constructed of pink sandstones, and a massive 300 kg bell have already been erected, according to Raj Niwas authorities.

Riverfront at the ghat will stretch for around 150 meters

"The development of Vasudev Ghat is a part of the restoration of the Yamuna floodplain on either side of the river. The way Yamuna Vatika, Baansera and Asita have been developed along the river, Vasudev Ghat is also coming up in a similar fashion," according to an official. He continued by saying that substantial landscaping is being constructed on 16 hectares of the floodplain, which is a 1.5 mile length that runs from Yudhishtir Setu in the north to Nigambodh Ghat in the south.

There will be stairs at the new ghat that lead down to the river, where people may sit and enjoy the view of the flowing river. The ghat's riverside will stretch for around 150 metres. Although construction on Vasudev Ghat had begun the previous year, authorities said that the August Yamuna floods had a significant negative influence on the project. A layer of silt, according to officials, accumulated around 1.5 feet deep in and around the baradaris and other buildings built at Ghat.

"The dates were pushed back since it needed some time to clean up the region and get the development work going again. The ghat should be ready for aarti in a few weeks, according to the official, who stated that construction is currently proceeding at a steady rate.

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