With an aim to ensure complete cleaning of Yamuna by 2025, provide 24x7 clean water to every household and sewerage line in unauthorised colonies across the city, the Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia gave approval to various projects of the Delhi Jal Board (DJB), including free sewer connections to houses in various localities across the city.
Sisodia said that completion of these projects will help in meeting the target of cleaning the Yamuna by 2025 and provide a relief to lakhs of people of Delhi from sewerage problem. According to officials, the city government will construct a chamber to connect Sant Nagar GOC, Singhu GOC, Shahbad GOC, Pradhan Enclave GOC and Kureni GOC with house sewer connections.
“A total of 64 colonies and 10 villages will be attached with the sewer system in the aforementioned areas. Presently, the work of laying sewer connections by the Delhi Jal Board, from manholes to households is in progress,” said the officials.
“Delhi Jal Board has decided that the department carrying out the construction work in the areas or colonies which have not been notified for taking sewer connection and areas or colonies which have not been handed over to the maintenance division, shall have domestic sewer connection up to the premises of consumer.
So that the consumer does not have to apply for permission to cut the road from the road ownership agencies,” said the officials.
“The main objective of the Delhi government is to clean the Yamuna on a priority basis. Better sewerage management in unauthorized colonies and villages is an important step to ensure this. Earlier it was very expensive to get sewer connections because people had to pay development, connection and road cutting charges. But the Kejriwal government is providing it free of cost. This will benefit lakhs of consumers across the capital,” said Sisodia.
“The house service connection pipeline already laid by DJB in Karawal Nagar and Mustafabad constituencies will be connected to individual households in the area,” said an DJB official.
“This includes Chandu Nagar, Moonga Nagar, Rajiv Gandhi Nagar (New Mustafabad), Nehru Vihar, Old Mustafabad Gali No. 1 to 9, Mustafabad Extension Gali No. 10 to 27, Dayalpur Extension A, B, D, E, F Block and surroundings. (New Chauhanpur Village), Khajuri Khas Village LOP and Khajuri Khas A-D Block, Khajuri Khas Extension E Block, Khajuri Khas Extension E Block (LOP), Khajuri Khas F-Block and Chandbagh, etc,” said the official.
“The construction work of Lake No.-1 in Rohini Sector-25 is currently in process. Spread over 10 acres, the lake has a capacity of 7.5 MG and its depth is 1.5 meters below the present ground level. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had suggested during the on-site inspection to increase the capacity in view of the inadequate capacity of the lake,” said the official.
