"River Yamuna will be cleaned in Delhi by June 30. I have no objection if any minister wants to take credit for our work," LG VK Saxena said without naming anyone.
The Chandrawal treatment plant is also being upgraded under the plan. After the completion of the project, the capacity of this water treatment plant will be 105 MGD and this will enable around 22 lakh people in Delhi to get clean water at their homes.
The residents are advised to store sufficient quantity of water in advance as per requirement. Water tankers will be available on request, the DJB said.
In his letter, LG Saxena also flagged gross inaction on part of the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) in cleaning and desilting the pond reservoir behind the Wazirabad barrage, which supplies water to Wazirabad and Chandrawal Water Treatment Plants.
After Delhi LG VK Saxena raised concern over contaminated water being supplied to the people of national capital, Delhi Jal Board (DJB) Chairman and Water Minister of Delhi Saurabh Bhardwaj asked the Delhi LG to take cognisance of illegal sand mining in Haryana.
Saurabh Bhardwaj said during the inspection that the water level in Yamuna had witnessed an unprecedented decrease. The condition of Yamuna today is usually seen in the months of April and May in Delhi.
Following LG VK Saxena's statement that the AAP government is not taking action on the water bill scam case, Delhi Jal Board Vice Chairperson and Greater Kailash MLA Saurabh Bharadwaj said on Tuesday that major official decisions are taken through the LG and if he says on record that Delhi g
The Anti-Corruption Bureau on Monday arrested the Joint Director of Delhi Jal Board Naresh Singh, after hours of questioning, on the allegations of siphoning off Rs 20 crores in an alleged water bill scam.
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal held a high-level review meeting on Friday to take stock of new water sources, systematic use of every STP for groundwater recharge and to prepare a new integrated water project for East and North-East Delhi.
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia directed the officials to follow the global standards of street design and also ensure compliance with all safety and security standards during the maintenance work of roads.
Delhi Jal Board has decided to connect each household in Wazirabad GOC with a house service connection pipe. About 30,735 domestic sewer connections will be added here. With this, about 2.03 lakh people of 12 unauthorised colonies and 3 villages of Wazirabad will get relief from sewerage iss
The Delhi Assembly on Thursday approved the supplementary grant of Rs 1,028 crore for the project of cleaning the river Yamuna and Delhi Jal Board in the national capital.