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A Centre for Science and Environment’s report ‘State of India’s Environment Report 2023’ has said that 63% of Delhi’s wetlands and waterbodies in the Yamuna floodplain are dry. The loss in waterbodies makes the city prone to floods. The report added that the climate resilience of cities is hampered by frenetic construction, diminishing green spaces, polluted air and water, and indiscriminate disposal of solid waste that chokes water bodies and the stormwater drainage network. The report said increasing human interference in catchment areas is destroying waterbodies. It also blamed inefficient solid waste management, exploitation of floodplains, destruction of drainage, disposal of sewage, fall in groundwater level and unplanned tourism, saying they compound the problem.