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| name = ITO barrage
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| image = ITO crossroads, New Delhi in 1950.jpg
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| image_caption = ITO crossroads next to barrage, New Delhi in 1950
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| country = India
| location = [[ITO metro station]] in [[Delhi]]
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[[File:A landscape delhi.jpg|thumb|Landscape on a drizzling day near ITO in Delhi (c. 2010)]]
The '''ITO barrage''', also '''Indraprastha barrage'''<ref name=rg1/> and '''ITO Bridge''',<ref name=sur7>I. Mohan, 1992, [https://books.google.com/books?id=Z8FIAAAAYAAJ Environment and Urban Development: A Critical Evaluation of Slums].</ref> is a 552 meter<ref name=rg1/> [[barrage (dam)|barrage]] on [[Yamuna River]], top of which also serves as the bridge on the [[Paharganj]]-[[Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh|Ghaziabad]] Vikas marg.<ref name=it1>[https://www.nbmcw.com/bridges/476-construction-of-bridge-over-river-yamuna.html Construction of bridges over river yamuna] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222053322/https://www.nbmcw.com/bridges/476-construction-of-bridge-over-river-yamuna.html |date=22 December 2017 }}.</ref> Yamuna flows for 48 km in Delhi, including 22 km from [[Wazirabad barrage]] where it enters Delhi to Okhla barrage after which it enters Haryana.<ref name=total1>[spaenvis.nic.in/index1.aspx?lid=2284&mid=1&langid=1&linkid=550 Yamuna Flood Plain - Envis Center on Human Settlement's] 30 June 2016.</ref><ref name=okhla8>Joginder Singh, 2010, [https://books.google.com/books?id=qGmpz0IrNVIC&dq=okhla+barrage+name&pg=PA504 India, Democracy and Disappointments], Page 504.</ref><ref name=okhla9> Sharad K. Jain, Pushpendra K. Agarwal, Vijay P. Singh, 2007, [https://books.google.com/books?isbn=1402051808 Hydrology and Water Resources of India], Page 348.</ref> Upstream barrage from ITO barrage in Delhi is [[Wazirabad barrage]] (north) and downstream is [[Okhla barrage]] (south).<ref name=waz1>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/noida/okhla-barrage-to-be-shut-at-night-for-45-days/articleshow/60757500.cms Okhla barrage to be shut at night for 45 days.], [[Times of India]], 20 Sept 2017.</ref><ref name="okhla8" /><ref name="okhla9" /><ref name=waz7>1967, [https://books.google.com/books?id=_LLmrBR7QfwC Annual Research Memoirs], Central Water and Power Research Station (India)]</ref> Yamuna has a total of 6 barrages, from north-west to south-east, [[Dakpathar Barrage]] (Uttarakhand), [[Hathni Kund Barrage]] (172 km from [[Yamunotri]] origin, replaced the older defunct [[Tajewala Barrage]] in Haryana), [[Wazirabad barrage]] (244 km from Hathnikund to north Delhi), ITO barrage (central Delhi), [[Okhla barrage]] (22 km from Wazirabad to south Delhi, "New Okhla barrage" is later-era new barrage) and [[Mathura barrage]] (at Gokul, Uttar Pradesh).<ref name=all1>Bharati Chaturvedi, 2010, [https://books.google.com/books?isbn=0670084832 Finding Delhi: Loss and Renewal in the Megacity]</ref><ref name=ahmad1>ML Ahmed, Analysis of Discharge and Gauge-Level Data at Old Railway Bridge, Int'l Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Energy and Manufacturing Engineering (ICAEME’2014), 9-10 June 2014, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia).</ref><ref name="rg1" /><ref name=bar1>Bharati Chaturvedi, 2010, [https://books.google.com/books?isbn=0670084832 Finding Delhi: Loss and Renewal in the Megacity], Page 78.</ref>

ITO barrage is under the management of the Haryana Government, whereas Wazirabad barrage is managed by Delhi and Okhla barrage is managed by UP Government.<ref name=who1>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/too-many-cooks-spoil-the-broth/article8406990.ece Too many cooks spoil the broth ], [[The Hindu]], 29 March 2016.</ref>

==History==
In 1988, improved design of expansion joints for long span bridges was adopted at the ITO Barrage bridge to strengthen the load bearing capacity.<ref name=sur4>[https://books.google.com/books?id=jGxPAQAAMAAJ Lok Sabha Debates], Page 115.</ref> In 1989 the survey was carried out from [[Wazirabad barrage]] to ITO barrage and from ITO barrage to [[Okhla barrage]], with a proposal to introduce ferry service after improving water channel, though no further action was taken.<ref name=survey1>2001, [https://books.google.com/books?id=n1DaAAAAMAAJ Delhi Urban Environment and Infrastructure Improvement Project (DUEIIP)].</ref> In early 2000s, [[Housing and Urban Development Corporation|HUDCO]] proposed to channelise Yamuna from ITO barrage to [[Okhla barrage|Kalindi Kunj Barrage]], including developing commercial space.<ref name=sur8>Darshini Mahadevia, 2008, [https://books.google.com/books?isbn=8180695743 Inside the Transforming Urban Asia: Processes, Policies, and Public Actions].</ref> [[Floodplain]] in this area is 2 to 3 km wide.<ref name=sur5>A.K. Jain, 2009, [https://books.google.com/books?isbn=8131304639 River Pollution, Page 16.]</ref> Prior to 2010, ITO Bridge and Nizamuddin Bridge were newly widened by constructing additional bridges parallel to the existing to ease the flow of traffic from the trans-Yamuna areas.<ref name=sur6>U. S. Jolly, 2010, [https://books.google.com/books?isbn=8180696669 Challenges for a Mega City: Delhi, a Planned City with Unplanned Growth].</ref>

==Usage==
[[Vijay Ghat]] to the ITO barrage has several [[Raj Ghat and associated memorials]] [[Samadhi (shrine)|samadhis]] as well as [[Indira Gandhi Arena]] that was used for the [[1982 Asian Games|Asiad 1982]].<ref name=sur3>1981, [https://books.google.com/books?id=IsRUAAAAMAAJ Design], Volume 25, Page 32.</ref> ITO Barrage also serves as the ITO bridge, the most important bridge for intra-city movements across river Yamuna.<ref name=sur2>V. Thamizh Arasan, 2004, [https://books.google.com/books?id=HaseAQAAMAAJ Proceedings of the International Conferences on Transportation Systems Planning and Operation], Volume 1.</ref> The Yamuna water from ITO Barrage was used for the cooling of two units of [[Indraprastha Power Generation]]'s thermal [[Rajghat Power Station]].<ref name=jain1>A. K. Jain, 2009, [https://books.google.com/books?isbn=8131304639 River Pollution], Page 62.</ref>

==Navigation restoration==
This barrage on Yamuna is part of [[Yamuna#National_Waterway_NW110|National Waterway NW110]], one of [[List of National Waterways in India|India's 111 National Waterways]]. Okhla barrage lies on the Delhi-Agra Yamuna canal waterway, from Okhla barrage to Agra via [[Agra Canal]], steamer service is planned by the end of June 2017 with the help of Netherlands (c. Feb 2017).<ref name=yumwater2>[http://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi-news/steamer-service-to-revive-navigation-in-agra-canal-after-143-years/story-aVlo6EzGLS2ednEyg6I50M.html Steamer service to revive navigation in Agra Canal after 143 years], ''[[Hindustan Times]]'', 1 February 2017.</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Gokul barrage]]
* [[Masani barrage]]

== References ==
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[[Category:Dams on the Yamuna River]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Delhi]]
[[Category:Barrages in India]]
[[Category:Bridges in Delhi]]
[[Category:Bird sanctuaries of Delhi]]
[[Category:Wetlands of India]]
[[Category:Transport in Delhi]]

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