New Delhi [India], March 11 (ANI): Lieutenant Governor of Delhi VK Saxena on Saturday wrote to town Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal elevating his concern over the “miserable hygiene” and sanitary situations at Wazirabad Water Treatment Plant, that provides ingesting water to massive components of the nationwide capital.
This comes after the L-G visited the power on Saturday and expressed his concern over the worsening situation of the plant.
In his letter, LG Saxena additionally flagged gross inaction on a part of the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) in cleansing and desilting the pond reservoir behind the Wazirabad barrage, which provides water to Wazirabad and Chandrawal Water Treatment Plants.
Further, he additionally mentioned that involved officers have to be punished for this gross negligence.
In his letter written to Kejriwal, no desiltation befell of the pond within the final 8 years.
“Despite a desilting contract being in place since 2013, no desiltation took place resulting in the depth of the pond reducing from 4.26 metres to a mere 0.42 metres during the last 8 years,” it mentioned.
The letter additionally mentioned that in keeping with the data, the pond had the capability to carry 250 million gallons of water, but it surely has now decreased by attributable to siltation by 93 per cent and might now maintain solely 16 million gallons.
“Frequent water shortage in the city including the one that recently took place before Holi, on account of Wazirabad and Chandrawal WTPs not being operational fully, is solely due to this reason and not because of Haryana — excuses that AAP makes to fool the people,” the letter learn.
It additional mentioned that It would even be within the curiosity of public hygiene and security to pay attention to and instantly rectify the state of affairs of plant and equipment and practices on the Wazirabad WTP.
LG in his letter to CM requested what sort of water is being equipped to the folks of Delhi.
“What is its quality and is it really potable? Aren’t we playing with the health and life of the people of Delhi by supplying them with contaminated water? Is this justified in the National Capital of the country? Can Delhi afford to lose out on 9,12,500 million gallons of water only because DJB did not desilt/clean its storage ponds?” LG Saxena requested by means of his letter. (ANI)