IndiPosted at: Apr 1 2021 7:49PM Kejriwal dissatisfied with delays in Clean Yamuna project
New Delhi, Apr 1 (UNI) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday reviewed Clean Yamuna project and expressed dissatisfaction over slow pace of development and delays in it.
Mr Kejriwal directed the officers concerned to complete all the developmental works before schedule.
During the review meet, the DJB officials represented a detailed plan to clean four majors drain -- Najafgarh, supplementary, Shahdara, and Barapullah.
The Chief Minister directed the officials to ensure that no untreated waste from four major drains flows into the Yamuna river.
Mr Kejriwal also took stock of the Sewage Treatment Plants (STP) project and expressed unhappiness as project work is taking more than stipulated time.
The Chief Minister also instructed Delhi Jal Board (DJB) officials prepare detailed plan ready by next week.
He told officials that the Clean Yamuna project is one of the most ambitious projects of the Delhi government.
''We must ensure that there is no laxity at any phase of the project. We should work towards sppeding up the Yamuna cleaning process, every sub-project should be completed within the stipulated time-frame," he said.
The officials apprised the chief minister of the various low-cost technological interventions, in situ treatment of wastewater, tapping of complete drains (Najafgarh/Supplementary/Shahdara), and conveyance to STPs for treatment, installation of advanced filters, incineration for sludge volume reduction, quality improvement of effluent parameters of existing STPs, capacity augmentation of STPs through aeration system, that are being done to speed up the work before scheduled time.
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