The Delhi Jal Board (DJB), Vice-Chairman, Saurabh Bhardwaj on Monday took stock of situation concerning cleaning of Yamuna river, 24x7 water supply, rejuvenation of lakes and increased water production from different mechanisms.
During the meeting, Bhardwaj also looked after ongoing works for installations of tubewells, sewer connections, challenges of sewage entering into stormwater drains, installations of RO systems, action on water polluting industries, augmentation of water treatment capacity, status of common effluent treatment plants, working of STPs, cleaning of sewer trunk and rehabilitation and development of sewer networks.
The meeting was held on premise of reducing pollution load of Yamuna and cleaning river, expansion of network of sewer lines in Delhi, increase in water production capacity and developing Delhi as a city of lakes.The Kejriwal Government has set a target to clean the Yamuna river completely in the next three years.
During meeting, Bhardwaj was informed by the officials that out of 18 drains which fall into Yamuna, 16 have been trapped, three drains are diverted to STPs for treatment and for remaining drains of Najafgarh drain and Shahdara drain, Interceptor Sewer Projects (ISPs) are constructed to trap sub-drains that would otherwise merge with main drains and ultimately outfall in Yamuna.
“Also, 108 sub-drains that used to outfall in Najafgarh Drain have been trapped by DJB,” said an official.
“The review meeting also focused on eliminating the challenge of wastewater from sewers entering the storm water drains that pollutes the fresh water sources,” said an official.