Union Minister of Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Manoj Tiwari on Tuesday laid the foundation stone of phase-II project of rejuvenation of Shahdara Jheel.
The project will cost about 15 crore rupees and the Central Government has sanctioned this amount under its Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) scheme. It will be completed within a year by East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC).
Addressing the gathering, Shekhawat said the water crisis is deepening in the world and conservation and rejuvenation of water bodies is very essential. “The Government is making serious efforts for the revival of water bodies across the country and people should also be involved in the campaign of water conservation.”
Shekhawat also said due to the negligence of previous Governments, many sources of water have become endangered and Prime Minister Narender Modi has pledged to rejuvenate them and also working in this direction.
Government has framed big schemes to save our water resources but we can rejuvenate our lakes, ponds and other sources of water by implementing these schemes but the cooperation of the people is needed to maintain them.
Lauding EDMC, Tiwari said despite limited resources, the civic body is doing a great job in areas such as education, health and water conservation. Tiwari said that after the completion of rejuvenation of Shahdara Lake, people of East Delhi will have a great place spend time.
Mayor of East Delhi Anju said water is life and the corporation is committed to working with the citizens of East Delhi for water Conservation.
Explaining about the facilities which will be added in the second phase of rejuvenation of the lake, she said that an administrative block, modern toilets, four main gates, 10,000 square meters of pavement, a fountain, and amphitheater will be constructed. Besides a parking and bicycle stand will also be constructed, she added.