Property Dispute Forces Redesign of $2B Flood Wall for Battery Park City

Property Dispute Forces Redesign of $2B Flood Wall for Battery Park City

Part of an embattled flood protection project in Lower Manhattan will need a redesign after local condo owners and a state entity couldn’t reach a deal on access to private areas during construction — keeping public space closed for longer and delaying a climate resilience effort that’s been in the works for more than a decade. The $2 billion project is meant to protect against coastal storms, sea level rise and stormwater flooding and has its o…

Flood protection projects inspected

BAHAWALPUR - Commissioner Bahawalpur Division, Irfan Ali Kathia, accompanied by Deputy Commissioner Bahawalpur, Syed Hassan Raza, visited the protective embankments near Empress Bridge on the Sutlej River to review ongoing strengthening and rehabilitation work ahead of the monsoon season.