Expedite Yamuna project: CM to officials

New Delhi: Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday expressed concern over delays in timelines of the

Clean Yamuna project

. He was chairing a

review

meeting in which Delhi water minister Satyendar Jain and Delhi Jal Board officials were also present.

Kejriwal asked the officials concerned to come up with detailed plans on projects related to the Yamuna cleaning. Another review meeting has been scheduled for next week.

A senior government official said that Kejriwal stressed upon completion of the projects before the scheduled timelines. “Four major drains are going into the river. The CM directed the officials to ensure that no untreated wastewater flows into the river,” the official added.

Kejriwal said, “The Clean Yamuna project is one of the most ambitious projects of the Delhi government. We must ensure that there is no laxity in any phase of the project. We should

work

towards expediting the Yamuna cleaning process, every sub-project should be completed within the stipulated time frame."

DJB officials told the CM that various low-cost technological interventions are being done to expedite the work.

They presented a detailed plan to clean four majors drains falling into the Yamuna—Najafgarh, supplementary, Shahdara and Barapullah drains. “Out of the four drains, the work on interception of two major drains i.e. supplementary and Shahdara is almost complete. The untreated water from the supplementary drain will be completely tapped and treated by December 2021. The untreated water from the Shahdara drain will be completely tapped in the next few months,” the officials claimed. “Work on the Najafgarh and Barapullah drains will be completed within the stipulated deadline,” they said.

Kejriwal also reviewed the flagship project of septic tank cleaning in unauthorised colonies. The project may be completed within the next few months, the officials claimed.