Four waterfalls at Neeli Jheel ready as eco-tourism hub at Asola takes shape

New Delhi: Taking a step towards converting Asola Bhati Mines into an eco-tourism hub, lieutenant governor VK Saxena on Thursday dedicated Delhi’s first waterfall complex at Neeli Jheel to the public.

The LG said that the four artificially created waterfalls are expected to attract domestic visitors, tourists, students, environmentalists and wildlife enthusiasts amongst others. He added that similar projects at Roshanara Bagh, Baansera, Asita East, Najafgarh Drain, and Anang Tal Baoli are at various stages of completion.

This was Saxena’s fifth visit to Asola Bhati Mines since he assumed office in May this year. On his June 12 visit, when chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and his deputy Manish Sisodia also accompanied him, an outline of the plan to develop it into an eco-tourism hub that could also work as a water reservoir was worked out. The LG had inspected the trial run of these waterfalls on October 16.